Lawrence Shields (athlete)

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Lawrence Shields 1919

Lawrence Shields ( Marion Lawrence "Larry" Shields ; born March 5, 1895 in West Chester , Pennsylvania , † February 19, 1976 in Rochester , Minnesota) was an American middle-distance runner who was successful in the 1920s.

Career

He was 1.70 m tall, weighed 66 kg and started for the Meadowbrook Club.

After finishing his active career, he became a lecturer at the Phillips Academy in Andover (Massachusetts) .

Services

Shields won three college championships over 1 mile as a student at Pennsylvania State University :

  • 1920
    • 4: 22.4 min ( IC4A )
    • 4: 20.4 min ( NCAA )
  • 1922 4: 18.4 min (IC4A)

There are also two third places at the state championships in 1920 and 1921.

He was able to place himself in the top ten of the world rankings six times:

  • 1916: 1 mile, 9th place (4: 23.6 min)
  • 1919: 1500 m , 6th place (4: 06.8 min)
  • 1920:
    • 1 mile, 3rd place (4: 19.2 min)
    • 1500 m, 7th place (4: 03.0 min)
  • 1922:
    • 800 m , 10th place (1: 55.5 min)
    • 1 mile, 3rd place (4: 18.4 min)

At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he started over 1500 m and in the team run over 3000 m . Over 1500 m he qualified as third in an estimated 4: 07.4 min (only the winner's time was stopped) for the final, in which he won the bronze medal behind the two Britons Albert Hill (4: 01.8 min) and the Philip Noel-Baker, who was three meters behind (estimated 4: 02.3 min), won. The time of Shields, who was one meter behind, was estimated at 4: 03.0 min.

In the team run over 3000 m, the US team, which in addition to Shields also included Horace Brown , Michael Devaney , Ivan Dresser and Arlie Schardt , only finished second in the preliminary run, but won the final by a large margin. Shields as eighth-placed and fourth-best American remained without a medal, as only the three best runners per team were included in the ranking.

The following personal best times are given for him:

  • 800 m: 1: 55.5 min, May 27, 1922, Cambridge
  • 1500 m: 4: 03.0 min, August 19, 1920, Antwerp
  • 1 mile: 4: 18.4 min, May 27, 1922, Cambridge

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Place of death according to Sports-Reference, according to the American Social Security Death Index possibly also Marblehead , Massachusetts .
personal data
SURNAME Shields, Lawrence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shields, Marion Lawrence; Shields, Larry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH West Chester , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH 19th February 1976
Place of death unsure: Rochester , Minnesota or Marblehead , Massachusetts