Thomas Curtis

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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 .

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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