Francis Lane
Francis Adonijah "Frank" Lane (born September 23, 1874 , † February 17, 1927 ) was a participant in the first Summer Olympics in Athens in 1896 and won the first competition of the first modern Olympic Games.
The US student Francis Lane ran in front of 60,000 spectators on the 1st day of competition on April 6th ( March 25th according to the Julian calendar valid in Greece in 1896 ) after 12.5 seconds as the first in the first elimination race over 100 m over the finish line. At the 100 m final he finished third in 12.6 seconds together with Hungarian Alajos Szokolyi . Olympic silver (in 1896 the first place winner got a silver medal and an olive branch) over 100 m went to the American Thomas Burke with 12.0 seconds and the bronze medal for the second place went to Fritz Hofmann from Germany with 12.2 seconds. The timekeepers for the 100 m run only stopped the time for the first two. The remaining times were only estimated.
The Princeton University student was one of four students on the Princeton University team. The sports team consisted of Francis Lane, Robert Garrett , Albert Tyler and Herbert Jamison .
Results / placements at the Olympic Games
| discipline | 1896 |
|---|---|
| 100 m | 3. |
Web links
- Just who are those four baggy-shorted fellows - Article about Princeton’s first Olympic team
- Francis Lane in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lane, Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lane, Francis Adonijah; Lane, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Princeton, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1927 |