Horace Brown (athlete)
Horace Brown ( Horace Hallock "Hal" Brown ; born March 30, 1898 in Madison , New Jersey , † December 25, 1983 in Houston ) was an American long-distance runner .
In 1920 he won over 5000 meters in the US elimination match for the Olympic Games in Antwerp , but did not finish there in this discipline. In the team race over 3000 meters, however, he was the first to cross the finish line and won the gold medal for the US team with Arlie Schardt (3rd) and Ivan Dresser (6th). In the same year he became IC4A champion over 2 miles .
Horace Brown graduated from Williams College and later worked as a seismologist .
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| 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 | Brown, Horace |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Horace Hallock; Brown, Hal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1983 |
| Place of death | Houston |