Nathaniel Cartmell

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Olympic medalist
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Nathaniel Cartmell
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold 1908 London Medley relay
Silver 1904 St. Louis 100 metres
Silver 1904 St. Louis 200 metres
Bronze 1908 London 200 metres

Nathaniel "Nate" John Cartmell (January 13, 1883 - August 23, 1967) was an American athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games.

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[edit] 1904 Summer Olympics

In the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, Cartmell won silver medals in both the 100 metre dash and the 200 metre straightaway.

[edit] 1908 Summer Olympics

Cartmell was a member of the gold medal American medley relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was the second runner on the squad, running 200 metres. He followed William F. Hamilton and was followed by John Taylor and Mel Sheppard. In both the first round heat and the final Cartmell received a lead from Hamilton and built upon it before turning over the race to Taylor. The team won both races, running the 1,600 metres in 3:27.2 in the first round and 3:29.4 in the final. Cartmell's split for the final was 22.2 seconds.

He won the bronze medal in the 200 metre race at the same Games, taking his second medal in the event. In the first round, Cartmell won with a time of 23.0 seconds. The second round resulted in a 22.6-second time and another win. Cartmell placed third in the final with a time of 22.7 seconds.

In the 100 metres, Cartmell placed fourth. He won his first round heat and semifinal with times of 11.0 and 11.2 seconds, respectively. He ran the final in 11.0 seconds.

[edit] Later life

Cartmell served as the track coach at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Penn State "Family" at the Olympics

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Persondata
NAME Cartmell, Nathaniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1967
PLACE OF DEATH