Hal Brown (athlete)
Appearance
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1920 Antwerp | 3000 meter team |
Horace Hallock "Hal" Brown (March 30, 1898 – December 25, 1983) was an American long-distance runner. He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 3000 meter team race where he won the gold medal together with his teammates Arlie Schardt and Ivan Dresser.[1]
Brown won the 1916 New England Intercollegiate Cross Country meet leading Williams College to the team title. After serving in World War I, he won the two miles at the 1920 IC4A championships in 9:27.6, establishing a Williams College record that stood until 1973. He won the 5000 meters at the 1920 US Olympic trials, qualifying for the Olympics in Antwerp.[2]
He was born in Madison, New Jersey and died in Houston, Texas.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hal Brown". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Hal Brown Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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Categories:
- American male long-distance runners
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Madison, New Jersey
- Track and field athletes from New Jersey
- American military personnel of World War I
- 1898 births
- 1983 deaths
- Williams College alumni
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs