Bernard Wefers

Bernard Joseph Wefers, Sr. (February 19, 1873 – April 18, 1957) was an American athlete.

He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and attended Boston College before transferring to study medicine at Georgetown University.[1] During the 1890s he won numerous sprint records and was dubbed the "World's Fastest human".[2] In 1896 he set a world record in the 220 yards (200 metres) dash with a time of 21.2 seconds. This record stood until 1921, although it was tied by five other athletes. After retiring, Wefers coached track and field at NYAC for 45 years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ American Council of Learned Societies; Garraty, John Arthur; Carnes, Mark Christopher (1999), Garraty, John Arthur; Carnes, Mark Christopher, eds., American National Biography: Tunnicliff-Welk 22, Oxford University Press, p. 893, ISBN 0-19-512801-X
  2. ↑ "People", St. Petersburg Times, April 19, 1957
  3. ↑ Sears, Edward Seldon (2001). Running through the ages. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 0-7864-0971-1.

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