Thomas Curtis
Thomas Curtis ( Thomas Pelham Curtis ; born January 9, 1873 in San Francisco , California , † May 23, 1944 in Nahant , Massachusetts ) was an American athlete and the first Olympic champion in the 110-meter hurdles .
At the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 Curtis qualified in the elimination race for the 110-meter hurdles final with a first place. In the final, in which only two participants took part, he won with a time of 17.6 seconds ahead of the British Grantley Goulding .
In the 100-meter run he won the prelim in 12.2 seconds ahead of the Greek Alexandros Chalkokondylis in 12.8 seconds, but he did not take part in the final.
Curtis was also a gifted photographer and used his time in Athens to take many pictures. He later studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . After graduation he was employed by the Lord Electric Company. He participated in the development of the toaster .
literature
- Bill Mallon & Ian Buchanan : Quest for Gold. New York City 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4
Web links
- Thomas Curtis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Curtis, Thomas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Curtis, Thomas Pelham |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hurdler and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1873 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California |
DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1944 |
Place of death | Nahant , Massachusetts |