George Bonhag
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1908 London | 3 mile team | |
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 3000 metre team | |
George V. Bonhag (January 31, 1882 - October 30, 1960) was an American athlete who competed in distance events both racewalking and running.
He competed for the United States in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the 1500 metre walk where he won the Gold medal. Two years later at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain he was part of the American 3 mile team where he won the Silver medal with his team mates John Eisele and Herbert Trube. In his third Olympics in 1912 held in Stockholm, Sweden he won his third Olympic medal and his second gold in the 3000 metre team with Norman Taber and Tell Berna.
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