Ira Davenport (athlete)
Ira Davenport 
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| Full name | Ira Nelson Davenport | ||||||
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| birthday | October 8, 1887 | ||||||
| place of birth | Winfield , USA | ||||||
| size | 178 cm | ||||||
| Weight | 72 kg | ||||||
| date of death | July 17, 1941 | ||||||
| Place of death | Dubuque , USA | ||||||
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| discipline | Sprint , middle distance run | ||||||
| Best performance | 800 m: 1: 52.0 min | ||||||
| society | Chicago AA | ||||||
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Ira Davenport ( Ira Nelson Davenport ; born October 8, 1887 in Winfield , Kansas , † July 17, 1941 in Dubuque , Iowa ) was an American sprinter and middle-distance runner .
In 1910 he set a world best for the year over 440 yards with 48.5 s.
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he reached the semifinals over 400 m . In the 800 meter run , he won the bronze medal in 1: 52.0 min behind his compatriots Ted Meredith , who set a world record with 1: 51.9 min, and Mel Sheppard (1: 52.0 min).
Ira Davenport graduated from the University of Chicago . From 1920 to 1921 he was an American football coach at Loras College.
Web links
- Ira Davenport in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Davenport, Ira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davenport, Ira Nelson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sprinter and middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winfield , Kansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1941 |
| Place of death | Dubuque, Iowa |