Daniel Frank (athlete)
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| Full name | Daniel Gordon Frank | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 4, 1882 Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 20, 1965 (aged 83) New York, New York | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | New West Side Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | long jump 7.3 meters 23 ft. 11 in. (1904) | ||||||||||||||
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Daniel Gordon Frank (January 4, 1882 – March 20, 1965) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was Jewish.[1][2]
1904 Olympic silver medal[edit]
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the Long Jump where he won the silver medal.[3] Frank, who competed as a member of the New West Side Athletic Club in New York City took second winning the silver medal with a leap of 6.89 meters or 22' 7 3/4". Frank finished second to fellow Jewish American, Myer Prinstein, who set the Olympic record with a jump of 24'1" or 7.34 meters. In recent prior competition, Prinstein had lost to Frank.[4]
In the 1904 Olympics, Frank also competed in the 440 and 5 Mile run but did not medal.[2]
New York AAU championships[edit]
In 1904, prior to the Olympics, Frank defeated Prinstein in the long jump at the New York AAU Championships with a personal best jump of 23'11-1/2".[4]
Frank died on March 20, 1965, in New York.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888.
- ^ a b c "Daniel Frank". Olympedia Website. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Frank". Olympedia. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Daniel Frank". Jewish Sports Website. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Frank". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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