Frank Jarvis (athlete)
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Born | August 31, 1878 California, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||
Died | June 2, 1933 (aged 54) Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
Club | Princeton Tigers | ||||||||||||||
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Frank Washington Jarvis (August 31, 1878 in California, Pennsylvania – June 2, 1933 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) was an American athlete, and the Olympic 100 m champion of 1900.[1]
Biography
[edit]Jarvis, an AAU champion in the 100 y, was among the pre-race favourites for the 100 m at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, but the hot favourite was American Arthur Duffey, who had just beaten Jarvis at the British AAA Championships in the 100 yards event at the 1900 AAA Championships prior to the Games.[2][3]
In the heats, however, Jarvis and another American, Walter Tewksbury, posted times of 10.8, equaling the World Record. All three Americans qualified for the final, complemented by Stan Rowley of Australia. After a close first half of the final race, leading Duffey pulled a muscle, fell, and retired the race, leaving the three others to decide for the victory—Jarvis won.
At the same Olympics, Jarvis also competed in the triple jump and the standing triple jump (with no run-up), but did not achieve top classifications.
After his running career, Jarvis became a lawyer.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Jarvis". Olympedia. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. July 9, 1900. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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