William Frank (athlete)

Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Bronze 1906 Athens Marathon

William Frank (December 12, 1879 – April 3, 1965) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. Frank was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the Twenty-Second Regiment of the New York National Guard. Frank was also a police officer assigned to the New York City Police Department's 74th Precinct.[1]

Competing as a member of the New York National Guard, Twenty-second Regiment, Frank won the 3-mile race for the championship of the Military Athletic League in 1905.[2]

He competed for the United States in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the 5 mile race and the Marathon, where he came in third place, winning the bronze medal.

Notes

  1. ^ "Bingham Pleased with Police Games." New York Times, Oct. 6. 1907.
  2. ^ "JOYCE BEATEN BY FRANK.; National Champion Loses Military Event at Eighth Regiment Games." New York Times, February 19, 1905.

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