Horace Brown (athlete)
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Horace Brown was an American
athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 meter team.
He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics
held in Antwerp, Belgium
in the 3000 meter team where he won the gold medal with his teammates Arlie Schardt
and Ivan Dresser
.
Brown won the 1916 New England Intercollegiate Crosscountry meet in 1916 leading Williams College to the team title. After serving in World War I, he won the two mile in the 1920 IC4A meet in 9:27.6, establishing a Williams College record that stood until 1973.
He was born in Madison, New Jersey
and died in Houston, Texas
.
United States
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athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 meter team.
He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
held in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
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in the 3000 meter team where he won the gold medal with his teammates Arlie Schardt
Arlie Schardt
Arlie Schardt was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Clearwater, Florida....
and Ivan Dresser
Ivan Dresser
Ivan Dresser was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team...
.
Brown won the 1916 New England Intercollegiate Crosscountry meet in 1916 leading Williams College to the team title. After serving in World War I, he won the two mile in the 1920 IC4A meet in 9:27.6, establishing a Williams College record that stood until 1973.
He was born in Madison, New Jersey
Madison, New Jersey
Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....
and died in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.