Frank Hussey

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold	1924 Paris	4x100m relay

Francis Valentine Joseph "Frank" Hussey (February 14, 1905 - December 26, 1974) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City's Stuyvesant High School,^[1] ran the third leg in the American 4x100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.

After returning from Paris, he entered Boston College, and as a freshman became the leading Collegiate runner in America. He won the AAU championships in 100 yd (91 m) in 1925.

After that, Hussey's career went downward. Although he was considered as a main favourite to gold medal in 100 m before the 1928 Summer Olympics, Hussey was eliminated in the heats of US Olympic Trials. But determined to go to Amsterdam in the hope that he may yet regain his old form, Hussey made a rather pathetic attempt to stowaway on the S.S. President Roosevelt, where the rest of the Olympic Team were.

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 1924 United States Loren Murchison, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey & Alfred LeConey

[edit] References

1. ^ The Ivy League's Complete History of the Olympic Games Columbia University (2004). Retrieved on 2007-11-02.