- Frank Jarvis
Frank Washington Jarvis (
August 31 ,1878 -June 2 ,1933 ) was an American athlete, and the Olympic 100 m champion of 1900.Jarvis, an AAU champion in the 100 y, was among the pre-race favourites for the 100 m at the
1900 Summer Olympics inParis , but the hot favourite was AmericanArthur Duffey , who won the British Championships just prior to the Games.In the heats, however, Jarvis and another American,
John Tewksbury , posted times of 10.8, equalling the World Record. All three Americans qualified for the final, complemented byStanley Rowley ofAustralia . After a close first half of the final race, leading Duffey pulled a muscle, fell, and retired the race, leaving the three others to decide for the victory—Jarvis won.At the same Olympics, Jarvis also competed in the
triple jump and the standing triple jump (with no run-up), but did not achieve top classifications.After his running career, Jarvis became a
lawyer .Persondata
NAME=Jarvis, Frank Washington
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American athlete, Olympic medalist
DATE OF BIRTH=August 31, 1878
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DATE OF DEATH=June 2, 1933
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