Arthur Newton
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Arthur Newton |
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Gold | 1904 St Louis | 4 mile team race | |
Bronze | 1904 St Louis | 2590 metre steeplechase | |
Bronze | 1904 St Louis | Marathon |
Arthur Lewis Newton (January 31, 1883 - July 19, 1950) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the distance events.
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, United States in the 4 mile team where he won the gold medal with his teammates George Underwood, Paul Pilgrim, 800 meter silver medalist Howard Valentine, and David Munson. He also won bronze medals in the marathon and 2590 meter steeplechase.
Categories: Long-distance runners | American track and field athletes | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | Athletes at the 1904 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for the United States | 1883 births | 1950 deaths | United States track and field athletics biography stubs