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Abel Kiviat
American middle-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abel Richard Kiviat (June 23, 1892 – August 24, 1991) was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal in the 3000m team race, and a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.[2] He was the oldest living American Olympic medalist at the time of his death.[3] He competed for and coached the Irish American Athletic Club, and was later a member of the New York Athletic Club.[4]
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Full name | Abel Richard Kiviat | ||||||||||||||
Born | June 23, 1892 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | August 24, 1991 (aged 99) Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Isabelle | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Middle distance track | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||
Club | I-AAC, Queens | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:54.1 (1910) 1500 m – 3:55.8 (1912) 5000 m – 15:06.4 (1912)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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