Howard Valentine
Howard Valentine medal table |
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gold | 1904 St. Louis | Team run |
silver | 1904 St. Louis | 800 meter run |
Howard Valentine (born December 14, 1881 in Brooklyn , † June 25, 1932 in New York City ) was an American athlete .
At the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , Valentine, who was competing for the New York Athletic Club , won the gold medal in the 4-mile team run. On the same day, he finished seventh in the 1,500 meter run . A few days earlier he had won the silver medal in the 800 meter run behind James Lightbody .
Valentine was the 880 yard champion of the Amateur Athletic Union in 1903 and 1904 . He also took part in the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 , but retired in both the 400-meter run and the 800-meter run in qualification.
Web links
- Howard Valentine in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Valentine, Howard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1881 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn |
DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1932 |
Place of death | New York City |