Francis Valentine Joseph Hussey (February 14, 1905 – December 26, 1974) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]
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Born | February 14, 1905 New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||
Died | December 26, 1974 (aged 69) Coxsackie, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 100 yd | ||||||||||
Club | Stuyvesant High School | ||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.7 (1924) 100 yd – 9.6 (1928)[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City's Stuyvesant High School,[4] ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.[2]
After returning from Paris, he attended Boston College and then Columbia University, and as a freshman became the leading Collegiate runner in America. He won the AAU championships in 100 yd (91 m) in 1925.[1][2]
Although he was considered as a main favorite to gold medal in 100 m before the 1928 Summer Olympics, Hussey was eliminated in the heats of US Olympic Trials. After that he worked as a salesman, taught in the New York State Prison System, and served as an official at athletics events in his free time.[1]
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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1924 USA Olympic track and field team | ||
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