Fred Faller
![]() Fred Faller at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games | |
Personal information | |
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Born | July 30, 1895 Gütenbach, Germany |
Died | August 11, 1984 (aged 89) West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 10,000 m |
Club | Dorchester Athletic Club |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 10,000 m – 32:05.2 (1919).[1][2] |
Frederick William Faller (July 30, 1895 – August 11, 1984) was an American long-distance runner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He finished eighth in the 10,000 m, 15th in the individual cross-country and fourth in the team cross-country event.[4] Faller won the AAU 10 mile and cross-country titles in 1919–20, and finished second in the 10 mile race at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games.[1][5] Faller's AAU record held for 25 years.[6]
He was inducted to the Road Runners Club of America's American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1972.[7]
He was also a watchmaker and one of Johnny Kelley's advisors.[6]
References
- ^ a b Fred Faller. sports-reference.com
- ^ Frederick Faller. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Fred Faller". Olympedia. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Hutchinson, Andrew Boyd (January 16, 2018). The Complete History of Cross-Country Running: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63144-077-9.
- ^ "STAR DISTANCERS IN RUN.; Cross-Country Championship Certain to Produce Keen Competitton". The New York Times. October 28, 1919. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Lewis, Frederick; Johnson, Dick (2005). Young at Heart: The Story of Johnny Kelley, Boston's Marathon Man. Rounder Records. ISBN 978-1-57940-113-9.
- ^ Ward, Michael (July 5, 2006). Ellison "Tarzan" Brown: The Narragansett Indian Who Twice Won the Boston Marathon. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2416-0.
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- 1891: M. Kennedy
- 1892: Edward Carter
- 1893–96: Not held
- 1897–98: George Orton (CAN)
- 1899–1900: Not held
- 1901: Jerry Pierce
- 1902: Not held
- 1903: Johnny Joyce
- 1904: Not held
- 1905: W.J. Hail
- 1906: Frank Nebrich
- 1907–08: Fred Bellars
- 1909: William Kramer
- 1910: Fred Bellars
- 1911–12: William Kramer
- 1913: Abel Kiviat
- 1914: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1915: Nick Giannakopoulos
- 1916: Ville Kyrönen (FIN)
- 1917: James Henigan
- 1918: Max Bohland
- 1919–20: Fred Faller
- 1921: Earl Johnson
- 1922–23: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1924: Fred Wachsmuth
- 1925–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1928–29: Gus Moore
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- 1945: Tom Quinn
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- 1950: Browning Ross
- 1951: Bill Ashenfelter
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- 1957–58: John Macy (POL)
- 1959–60: Al Lawrence (AUS)
- 1961: Bruce Kidd (CAN)
- 1962: Pete McArdle
- 1963: Bruce Kidd (CAN)
- 1964: Dave Ellis (CAN)
- 1965–66: Ron Larrieu
- 1967: Kenny Moore
- 1968: John Mason
- 1969: Jack Bacheler
- 1970–73: Frank Shorter
- 1974: John Ngeno (KEN)
- 1975: Greg Fredericks
- 1976: Ric Rojas
- 1977: Nick Rose (GBR)
- 1978: Greg Meyer
- 1979: Alberto Salazar
- 1980: Jon Sinclair
- 1981: Adrian Royle (GBR)
- 1982–89: Pat Porter
- 1990: Bob Kempainen
- 1991: Todd Williams
- 1992: Bob Kennedy
- 1993: Todd Williams
- 1994: Reuben Reina
- 1995: Brad Schlapak
- 1996: Reuben Reina
- 1997: Tim Hacker
- 1998: Not held
- 1999: Alan Culpepper
- 2000: Adam Goucher
- 2001–02: Meb Keflezighi
- 2003: Alan Culpepper
- 2004: Bob Kennedy
- 2005: Dathan Ritzenhein
- 2006: Ryan Hall
- 2007: Alan Culpepper
- 2008: Dathan Ritzenhein
- 2009: Meb Keflezighi
- 2010: Dathan Ritzenhein
- 2011: Brent Vaughn
- 2012: Bobby Mack
- 2013–15: Chris Derrick
- 2016: Craig Lutz
- 2017–18: Leonard Korir
- 2019: Shadrack Kipchirchir
- 2020: Anthony Rotich
- 2022: Shadrack Kipchirchir
- 2023: Emmanuel Bor
- 2024: Cooper Teare
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