Clarence Edmundson

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Clarence Endmundson athletics

1912 Athletics men's 800 meter final.JPG
Clarence Edmundson (2nd from right) in the 800 meter final in Stockholm 1912

Full name Clarence Sinclair Edmundson
nation United States 48United States United States
birthday August 3, 1886
place of birth MoscowUSA
size 183 cm
Weight 70 kg
date of death August 6, 1964
Place of death Seattle , USA
Career
discipline Sprint , middle distance run
Best performance 400 m: 50.2 s
society Seattle Athletic Club

Clarence Sinclair "Hec" Edmundson (born August 3, 1886 in Moscow , Idaho , † August 6, 1964 in Seattle ) was an American sprinter , middle-distance runner and basketball coach.

In 1909 he became US champion over 880 yards .

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he reached the semifinals over 400 m and was seventh over 800 m .

As a basketball coach, he worked from 1916 to 1918 at his alma mater, the University of Idaho , and from 1920 to 1947 at the University of Washington .

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