Eugene Mercer
Eugene Mercer ( Eugene Leroy "Roy" Mercer; born October 30, 1888 in Kennett Square , Pennsylvania , † July 2, 1957 ) was an American long jumper and decathlete .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he was fifth in the long jump and sixth in the decathlon .
Starting for the University of Pennsylvania , he became IC4A champion in 1912 and 1913 .
Personal best
- Long jump: 7.275 m, April 27, 1912, Philadelphia
- Decathlon: 7074.995 points, July 15, 1912, Stockholm
Web links
Commons : Leroy Mercer - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Eugene Mercer in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Eugene Mercer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Mercer, Eugene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mercer, Eugene Leroy; Mercer, Roy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long jumper and decathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kennett Square |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd July 1957 |