Allen Woodring
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Born | February 15, 1898 Hellertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||||
Died | November 15, 1982 (aged 84) Clearwater, Florida, United States | |||||||||||
Alma mater | Syracuse University | |||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 100–400 m | |||||||||||
Club | Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 200 m – 22.0 (1920) 400 m – 47.9 (1923)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Allen Woodring (February 15, 1898 – November 15, 1982) was an American sprint runner. At the 1920 Olympic trials he failed to qualify in the 200 m event, yet he was selected for the national team and won the Olympic gold medal in this event.[1]
Woodring ran for Mercersburg Academy under Jimmy Curran, before competing for the Meadowbrook Club of Philadelphia.[3] He graduated from Syracuse University and later worked as a salesman for the Spalding Company.[1]
After his athletics career ended he worked as a salesman for Sears, Roebuck & Co. In his later years he moved to Florida.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allen Woodring.
- ^ a b c Allen Woodring. sports-reference.com
- ^ Allen Woodring. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Woodring Went to Mercersburg, Harrisburg Evening Times, August 21, 1920
- ^ Allen Woodring, Gold Medal Winner in 1920 Olympics, Tampa Bay Times, November 17, 1982
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- People from Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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- Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania
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