Thaddeus Shideler
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1904 St. Louis | 110 meters hurdles | |
Thaddeus Rutter Shideler (born 1884) was an American hurdler who competed in the early twentieth century. He competed in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 110 meters hurdles. Frederick Schule won the gold medal.
Shideler held the world record broken a month before the 1904 Summer Olympics with a time of 15.2 seconds although it was reported that he had run 15 seconds flat in practice.
Categories: American track and field athletes | Olympic athletes | Olympic competitors for the United States | Hurdlers | Olympic silver medalists for the United States | Athletes at the 1904 Summer Olympics | Place of birth missing | 1884 births | Year of death missing | United States track and field athletics biography stubs
