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    Alvin Christian "Al" Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876 – January 6, 1928) was an American track-and-field athlete known as "the father of the modern hurdling...
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  • governor of Indiana Alvin Hung, creator of GoAnimate Alvin Karpis (1907–1979), noted American criminal and "public enemy" Alvin Kraenzlein (1876–1928), American...
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    the first organised under the IOC Presidency of Pierre de Coubertin Alvin Kraenzlein (United States) won the 60 metres (he was one of two people to ever...
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  • by Stan Rowley of Australia. Frank Jarvis won the 100 metres, with Alvin Kraenzlein taking the gold in the 110 metre hurdles. In the 400 metre heats, the...
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    1900. 12 athletes from six nations competed. The event was won by Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States, the second consecutive victory for the American...
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    each between the hurdles was first used by the 1900 Olympic champion, Alvin Kraenzlein. The 110 metre hurdles have been an Olympic discipline since 1896....
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    4 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland Athletics 1996–2004 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Alvin Kraenzlein  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Lenny Krayzelburg  United...
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    competed in the shortest of the hurdling events. The event was won by Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States, the second of five consecutive victories for...
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    22 events they contested—the marathon and the two steeplechase events. Kraenzlein won four gold medals while Baxter and Tewksbury led in total medals with...
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    featured three United States runners and an Australian. Hurdle specialist Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States won the event, with his countryman Walter Tewksbury...
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    competed in the middle of the three hurdling events. The event was won by Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States, earning his fourth individual gold in athletics...
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  • American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company (d. 1912) 1876 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and runner (d. 1928) 1881 – Louise Thuliez, French...
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    of them won Olympic medals in different events in their careers. Alvin Kraenzlein's 1900 victory formed part of a haul of four gold medals at that Olympics...
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    such Olympic medals, having won a bronze medal before her victories. Alvin Kraenzlein is the only athlete to have won two hurdles medals at the same Olympics...
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    Princeton, Michigan hired Alvin Kraenzlein, one of the most accomplished athletes in the county, as his replacement. Kraenzlein won four gold medals for...
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    January 3 – Emily Stevens, American actress (b. 1882) January 6 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete (b. 1876) January 11 – Thomas Hardy, British writer...
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    Leroy Burrell, Kim Gallagher, Bill Toomey, Jon Drummond, Ira Davis, Alvin Kraenzlein, and Mike Powell, rowers Paul Costello, John B. Kelly Sr., and John...
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     United States James Brendan Connolly  United States 1900 Paris details Alvin Kraenzlein  United States Myer Prinstein  United States Patrick Leahy  Great Britain...
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  • December 9 – Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (d. 1940) December 12 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete (d. 1928) December 21 – Jack Lang, Australian politician...
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    Carl Schuhmann  Germany Gymnastics, Wrestling 1896 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Alvin Kraenzlein  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Jesse Owens  United...
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  • States Grantley Goulding  Great Britain none awarded 1900 Paris details Alvin Kraenzlein  United States John McLean  United States Fred Moloney  United States...
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  • S. Senator Don Kojis, NBA player Walter Charles Kraatz, zoologist Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist, member of National Track & Field Hall of Fame...
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    but had strong competition, among others from fellow Penn student Alvin Kraenzlein. In the 100 m, Tewksbury equalled the world record in the semi-finals...
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  • (track and field) Karch Kiraly (volleyball) Tommy Kono (weight lifting) Alvin Kraenzlein (track & field) Michelle Kwan (figure skating) Sammy Lee (diving) Sugar...
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    Games Gold Silver Bronze 1900 Paris details  Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)  Walter Tewksbury (USA)  Stan Rowley (AUS) 1904 St. Louis details  Archie Hahn (USA)...
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    United States and second in the 200 metres hurdles behind the legendary Alvin Kraenzlein, also of the United States. He reached the final of the 110 metres...
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    1894–95: Stephen Chase 1896: William Rogers 1897: John Thompson 1898–99: Alvin Kraenzlein 1900: Ralph Hutchinson 1901: Walter Fishleigh 1902: R.H. Hadfield 1903:...
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  • Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842) 1928 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876) 1928 – Wilhelm Ramsay,...
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  • Kinsey USA, 110 m H, OG 1924 Gary Knoke AUS, 400 m H Igor Kovác SVK Alvin Kraenzlein USA, 110 m H, OG 1900 Rune Larsson SWE Martin Lauer FRG, 110 m H, WR...
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    284  Irving Baxter (USA) (2–3–0)  Walter Tewksbury (USA) (2–2–1)  Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) (4–0–0) 1904 winners table St. Louis, United States 95[E] 96...
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