Earl Eby
Earl Eby at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | November 18, 1894 Aurora, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
Died | December 14, 1970 (aged 76) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m | |||||||||||
Club | Chicago AA | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 400 m – 48.7 (1920) 800 m – 1:53.5y (1920)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Earl William Eby (November 18, 1894 – December 14, 1970) was an American sprinter who won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] Earlier at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games he won the 400 m event and placed second in the 800 m to New Zealand's Daniel Mason.[4] He won the 800 m event at the 1920 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
He was born in Aurora, Illinois, but attended high school in Chicago, first Calumet High and then Loyola Academy. He died in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.[1]
Running for the Penn Quakers track and field team, Eby won an NCAA championship in the 800 m.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Earl Eby. sports-reference.com
- ^ Earl Eby. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Earl Eby". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Inter-Allied Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-30.
- ^ "Earl W. Eby". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "Earl William Eby". University Archives and Records Center. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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