Lawrence Shields
 Lawrence Shields in 1919 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
March 5, 1895 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||
| Died |
February 19, 1976 (aged 80) Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University | |||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 m | |||||||||
| Club | Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
1500 m – 4:03.0 (1920) Mile – 4:18.4 (1922) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Marion Lawrence "Larry" Shields (March 5, 1895 – February 19, 1976) was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m. He was also part of the gold medal winning American team in the 3000 m race but he was not awarded a medal due to being one of the two weakest links of the team.[1]
In 1923 Shields began a 37-year-long career at Phillips Andover Academy as a biology teacher, coach, alumni director and member of the Board of Trustees. Shields fought with the U.S. Navy in World War I and II, retiring in the rank of Commodore in the Pacific.[1]
References
- 1 2 Larry Shields. sports-reference.com
External links
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- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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