Frank Verner
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Representing the  United States
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1904 St. Louis | 1500 metres |
Representing a  Mixed team
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1904 St Louis | 4 mile team race |
William Franklyn "Bill" Verner (June 24, 1883 – July 1, 1966) was an American athlete and middle-distance runner who competed in the early twentieth century.[1]
Verner was born in Grundy County, Illinois.
He competed in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 1500 metres in 4:06.8 behind James Lightbody, and a silver medal with the US Chicago team in the four mile race. In the 2590 metre steeplechase competition he finished fourth and in the 800 metres event he finished sixth.
He died in Pinckney, Michigan.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill Verner". Olympedia. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
External links
[edit]- William Verner at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Frank Verner at Olympics.com
- Frank Verner at Olympedia
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- American male middle-distance runners
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