Walter Pritchard
Walter Pritchard ( Walter Herbert Pritchard; born April 14, 1910 in Hancock , New York , † August 31, 1982 in Cleveland ) was an American obstacle runner .
As US runner-up he qualified with his personal best of 9: 18.3 min in 1932 for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles , where he finished eighth.
As a cardiologist , he was in 1947 the first successful use of a defibrillator by Claude Beck involved. In 1960 he became Argyl J. Beams Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University .
literature
- Obituary: Walter Herbert Pritchard. In: International Journal of Cardiology. No. 4, 1983, pp. 123-125 ( online )
Web links
- Walter Pritchard in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Walter Pritchard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Pritchard, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pritchard, Walter Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American obstacle runner and cardiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hancock , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 31, 1982 |
| Place of death | Cleveland |