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. Around the time of the First World War he trained under the Scots American coach Jimmy Curran at the Meadowbrook Club. 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]
See also
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.
