Frank Loomis

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Frank Loomis was the first to cross the finish line in 1920

Frank Farmer Loomis (born August 22, 1896 in Saint Paul , Minnesota , † April 4, 1971 in Tarpon Springs , Florida ) was an American athlete and Olympic champion .

At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp , Frank Loomis won the 400-meter hurdles . With a win time of 54.0 seconds, he beat Charles Bacon's twelve-year-old world record by one second. Those placed behind him, John Norton , August Desch (both USA) and the French Géo André stayed below the old world record.

literature

  • Manfred Holzhausen: world records and world record holder - 110m hurdles / 400m hurdles . Grevenbroich 1997
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics . Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV

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personal data
SURNAME Loomis, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Loomis, Frank Farmer (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1971
Place of death Tarpon Springs , Florida