David Munson
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| gold | 1904 St. Louis | Team run |
David Munson (born May 19, 1884 in Medina , New York , † September 17, 1953 in Antwerp ) was an American athlete .
At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , Munson, who was competing for the New York Athletic Club , won the gold medal in the team run over four miles. On the same day he was fourth in the 1500 meter run . He also took part in the obstacle course , but his result is not known. In 1904 and 1905 he won the American college championships in the mile race . In 1905 he set a world record over 1.5 miles in Madison Square Garden .
Munson studied at Cornell University and New York Law School . After graduating in 1909, he worked as a lawyer in New York , Rochester and Chicago .
Web links
- David Munson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame
| 5000 meters |
1900: Charles Bennett , John Rimmer , Sidney Robinson , Alfred Tysoe , Stan Rowley |
| 4 miles |
1904: Arthur Newton , George Underwood , Paul Pilgrim , Howard Valentine , David Munson |
| 3 miles |
1908: Joe Deakin , Archie Robertson , William Coales |
| 3000 meters |
1912: Tell Berna , Norman Taber , George Bonhag , Abel Kiviat , Louis Scott • 1920: Horace Brown , Arlie Schardt , Ivan Dresser • 1924: Paavo Nurmi , Ville Ritola , Elias Katz , Sameli Tala , Frej Liewendahl , Eino Seppälä |
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| SURNAME | Munson, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medina (New York) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th September 1953 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |