Edmund Black
Edmund Black ( Edmund Franklin "Ed" Black ; born May 3, 1905 on Bailey Island , Maine , † October 22, 1996 in Westborough , Massachusetts ) was an American hammer thrower .
In 1928 he qualified as US champion for the Olympic Games in Amsterdam . There he won the bronze medal with 49.03 m behind the Irish Pat O'Callaghan (51.39 m) and the Swede Ossian Skiöld (51.29 m).
In 1930 he became US runner-up. He set his personal best of 52.14 m on May 25, 1929 in Cambridge .
Web links
- Edmund Black in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Black, Edmund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Black, Edmund Franklin; Black, Ed |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hammer thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bailey Island , Maine |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1996 |
| Place of death | Westborough , Massachusetts |