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{{short description|American distance runner}} |
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| nationality = Greek-American |
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| sport = Long-distance running |
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| event = Marathon |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1870|8|15}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1938|5|31|1870|8|15}} |
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| ⚫ | '''John Furla''' (August 15, 1870 – May 31, 1938) was a [[Greece|Greek]]-[[United States|American]] [[Track and field|track and field athlete]] who competed in the [[1904 Summer Olympics]]. In 1904 he was thirteenth in [[Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|marathon competition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78430 |title=John Furla |work=Olympedia |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> |
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Furla was born in Greece, and emigrated to the United States settling in Chicago in about 1893. |
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In 1904 he was thirteenth in [[Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon|marathon competition]]. |
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Furla, a [[St. Louis]] resident who sold fruit at the [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition|World's Fair]], later owned the city's largest fruit wholesale company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/spotlight-lone-marker-notes-olympic-marathon-route-but-who-put/article_3b83b36e-a0f4-5f01-9287-d394e63959b9.html |title=Spotlight: Lone marker notes 1904 Olympic marathon route, but who put it up? |last=Holleman |first=Joe |date=May 14, 2016 |publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |access-date=June 20, 2018 |quote=}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath03usm.html list of American athletes] |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1870 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = May 31, 1938 |
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 22 May 2023
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| Nationality | Greek-American |
| Born | August 15, 1870 |
| Died | May 31, 1938 (aged 67) |
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| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
John Furla (August 15, 1870 – May 31, 1938) was a Greek-American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was thirteenth in marathon competition.[1]
Furla was born in Greece, and emigrated to the United States settling in Chicago in about 1893.
Furla, a St. Louis resident who sold fruit at the World's Fair, later owned the city's largest fruit wholesale company.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "John Furla". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Holleman, Joe (May 14, 2016). "Spotlight: Lone marker notes 1904 Olympic marathon route, but who put it up?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
External links[edit]
- list of American athletes Archived 2007-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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