Joseph Organ
Joseph Organ ( Joseph LeRoy Organ; born July 12, 1891 in Sharon , Pennsylvania , † July 1966 ibid.) Was an American marathon runner .
In 1920 he was second behind the Finn Hannes Kolehmainen in 2:51:07 h in the US elimination race for the Olympic Games in Antwerp . Kolehmainen won the Olympic marathon in 2:32:36 hours, while Organ was seventh as the best American in 2:41:30 hours.
No other marathon results from Organ have been reported.
Web links
- Joseph organ in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Joseph Organ in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Organ, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Organ, Joseph LeRoy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sharon , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1966 |
| Place of death | Sharon , Pennsylvania |