Alvah Meyer
Alvah Meyer in 1912 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | July 18, 1888 New York City, United States | |||||||||||
Died | December 19, 1939 (aged 51) Tucson, Arizona, United States | |||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Track sprinter | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 200m | |||||||||||
Club | I-AAC, Queens | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100m – 10.7 seconds (1912) 200 – 21.7 seconds (1912) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Alvah T. Meyer (July 18, 1888 – December 19, 1939) was an American sprint runner. He was a Jewish[1] member of the Irish American Athletic Club, which also included Abel Kiviat and Myer Prinstein.
He was born in New York City on July 18, 1888. Showing great promise prior to the 1912 Olympics, he won the AAU indoor 60y in 1911 and the 220 y outdoor in 1912.[2]
Olympic silver medalist
Meyer underperformed at the 1912 Olympic Trials and was only selected for the US Olympic team on the condition he pay his travel, which was eventually covered by his parents. He won the silver medal in the 100 meters, but though he was the reigning American champion at the time, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 200 m event.[3]
In 1914 he set a world indoor record at 60 yards, and in 1915 he set a world record at 330 yards.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Greenberg, Stan (1987). Olympic Games: The Records. London: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-85112-896-3.
- Kieran, John (1977). The Story of the Olympic Games; 776 B.C. to 1976. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company. ISBN 0-397-01168-7.
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New York Athletic Club
- 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
NAAAA
- 1879–81: Lon Myers
- 1882–83: Henry Brooks
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885–86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887–88Note 1: Fred Westing
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: Fred Westing
- 1889: John Owen
- 1890: Fred Westing
- 1891: Luther Cary
- 1892: Harry Jewett
- 1893: Charles Stage
- 1894: Tommy Lee
- 1895–97: Bernie Wefers
- 1898: James Maybury
- 1899: Maxie Long
- 1900: William Edwards
- 1901: Frank Sears
- 1902: Pat Walsh
- 1903: Archie Hahn
- 1904: William Hogenson
- 1905: Archie Hahn
- 1906: Ralph Young
- 1907: Harold Huff
- 1908: W.F. Keating
- 1909: Waring Dawbarn
- 1910: Gwin Henry
- 1911: John Nelson
- 1912: Alvah Meyer
- 1913: Howard Drew
- 1914: Irving Howe
- 1915: Robert Morse
- 1916–17: Andy Ward
- 1918: Loren Murchison
- 1919: Henry Williams
- 1920OT-21: Charley Paddock
- 1922: Al LeConey
- 1923: Loren Murchison
- 1924: Charley Paddock
- 1925: Jackson Scholz
- 1926: Tom Sharkey
- 1927–28OT: Charley Borah
- 1929: Eddie Tolan
- 1930: George Simpson
- 1931: Eddie Tolan
- 1932OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe
- 1937: Jack Weiershauser
- 1938: Mack Robinson
- 1939: Barney Ewell
- 1940–43: Harold Davis
- 1944: Charles Parker
- 1945: Elmore Harris
- 1946–47: Barney Ewell
- 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland
- 1949: Andy Stanfield
- 1950: Robert Tyler
- 1951: James Ford
- 1952–53: Andy Stanfield
- 1954: Art Bragg
- 1955: Rod Richard
- 1956: Thane Baker
- 1957: Ollan Cassell
- 1958: Bobby Morrow
- 1959–60: Ray Norton
- 1961–63: Paul Drayton
- 1964: Henry Carr
- 1965: Adolph Plummer
- 1966: Jim Hines
- 1967–68: Tommie Smith
- 1969: John Carlos
- 1970: Ben Vaughn
- 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (*USA Larry Black)
- 1972: Chuck Smith
- 1973: Steve Williams
- 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (*USA Reggie Jones – both years)
- 1976: Millard Hampton
- 1977: Derald Harris
- 1978: Clancy Edwards
- 1979: Dwayne Evans
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: LaMonte King
- 1981: Jeff Phillips
- 1982: Calvin Smith
- 1983: Carl Lewis
- 1984: Brady Crain
- 1985: Kirk Baptiste
- 1986: Floyd Heard
- 1987: Carl Lewis
- 1988: Larry Myricks
- 1989: Floyd Heard
- 1990–92OT: Michael Johnson
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Michael Marsh
- 1994: Ron Clark
- 1995–96OT: Michael Johnson
- 1997: Jon Drummond
- 1998: Gentry Bradley
- 1999: Maurice Greene
- 2000OT: John Capel
- 2001: Shawn Crawford
- 2002–03: Darvis Patton
- 2004OT: Shawn Crawford
- 2005: Justin Gatlin
- 2006: Wallace Spearmon
- 2007: Tyson Gay
- 2008OT: Walter Dix
- 2009: Shawn Crawford
- 2010: Wallace Spearmon
- 2011: Walter Dix
- 2012OT: Wallace Spearmon
- 2013: Isiah Young
- 2014: Curtis Mitchell
- 2015–16OT: Justin Gatlin
- 2017–18: Ameer Webb
- 2019: Noah Lyles
- 20212020 OT-22: Noah Lyles
- 2022:Erriyon Knighton
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- *USA: Leading American athlete
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