David Curtiss Munson
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s athletics | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1904 St. Louis | 4 mile team race |
David Curtiss Munson (May 19, 1884 – September 17, 1953) was an American
athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1]
He competed for the United States in the
St Louis, United States in the 4 mile team where he won the gold medal with his team mates Arthur Newton, George Underwood, Paul Pilgrim and Howard Valentine
.
In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth. He also participated in the 2590 metre steeplechase competition where he finished sixth.
He won back-to-back one-mile run titles at the outdoor IC4A championships in 1904 and again in 1905, and set the world record in the mile-and-a-half run in Madison Square Garden in 1905.
Munson graduated from
Sphinx Head Society
, the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. He was inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
References
- ^ "David Munson". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
External links
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