 Fred Faller at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1895 Gütenbach, Germany |
| Died | August 11, 1984 (aged 89) West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 10,000 m |
| Club | Dorchester Athletic Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 10,000 m – 32:05.2 (1919). |
Frederick William Faller (July 30, 1895 – August 11, 1984) was an American long-distance runner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He finished eighth in the 10,000 m, 15th in the individual cross-country and fourth in the team cross-country event. Faller won the AAU 10 mile and cross-country titles in 1919–20, and finished second in the 10 mile race at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games. Faller's AAU record held for 25 years.
He was inducted to the Road Runners Club of America's American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1972.
He was also a watchmaker and one of Johnny Kelley's advisors.
References
- ^ Fred Faller. sports-reference.com
- Frederick Faller. trackfield.brinkster.net
- "Fred Faller". Olympedia. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- Hutchinson, Andrew Boyd (January 16, 2018). The Complete History of Cross-Country Running: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63144-077-9.
- "STAR DISTANCERS IN RUN.; Cross-Country Championship Certain to Produce Keen Competitton". The New York Times. October 28, 1919. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Frederick; Johnson, Dick (2005). Young at Heart: The Story of Johnny Kelley, Boston's Marathon Man. Rounder Records. ISBN 978-1-57940-113-9.
- Ward, Michael (July 5, 2006). Ellison "Tarzan" Brown: The Narragansett Indian Who Twice Won the Boston Marathon. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2416-0.
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