Francis Lane
 Lane at the 1896 Olympics | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
September 23, 1874 Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||||||||
| Died |
February 17, 1927 (aged 52) Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint running | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 12.2 (1896) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Francis Adonijah Lane (September 23, 1874 – February 17, 1927) was an American sprinter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece.
Lane won his heat with a time of 12.2 seconds. In the final, he ran 12.6 seconds and tied for the third place with Alojz Sokol of Hungary, and both are considered as bronze medalists.[1][2] At those games the champion was honored with a silver medal, an olive branch and a diploma, and the second athlete with a bronze medal, laurel branch and a diploma. Nothing was given to the third best man.
In 1897 Lane graduated from Princeton University and went to the medical school at Washington University in St. Louis. He later became the head of ophthalmology departments at Rush Medical College and the Presbyterian and Illinois Central Hospitals in Chicago.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Francis Lane". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- 1 2 "Francis Lane Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.