Verne Booth
Verne Hobson Booth (born October 27, 1898 in Sawyer , North Dakota , † September 27, 1979 in Hendersonville , North Carolina ) was an American long-distance runner .
In 1923 he was starting NCAA championship over two miles for Johns Hopkins University .
In 1924 he qualified over 10,000 m with his personal best of 32: 14.6 min for the Olympic Games in Paris , but did not reach the finish there in the final. He also gave up in cross-country skiing, but like the rest of the US team was awarded a silver medal.
Web links
- Verne Booth in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Booth, Verne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Booth, Verne Hobson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sawyer , North Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1979 |
| Place of death | Hendersonville , North Carolina |