Frank Lukeman

Francis Lukeman
	Photo from Ottawa Citizen,; Nov. 2, 1910
Personal information
Full name	Francis Lawrence Lukeman
Nickname	Frank
Nationality	Canadian
Born	June 20, 1885; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 23, 1946 (aged 61); Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Pentathlon, 200 metres, 100 metres
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1908 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's athletics
	Updated on 17 November 2012

Francis Lawrence "Frank" Lukeman (June 20, 1885 – December 23, 1946), was a Canadian athlete. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.^[1]

Biography

In Stockholm at the 1912 Summer Olympics Lukeman finished fourth in the pentathlon but was awarded the bronze medal after Jim Thorpe of the United States was disqualified from the gold medal (Thorpe's disqualification was eventually overturned but Ferdinand Bie of Norway was allowed to retain his gold, while James Donahue (USA) and Lukeman were permitted to retain their silver and bronze medals respectively).

In the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London Lukeman took second place in his first-round heat with a time of 11.7 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.^[2]

He won in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres, placing first overall.

Lukeman served in the Canadian Army in World War I. He returned to Montreal after the war and died in 1946.

References

Notes

^ "Frank Lukeman Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
^ "Great Olympians". 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-17.

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[1] "Frank Lukeman Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-17.

[2] "Great Olympians". 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-17.

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