sport.wikisort.org - AthleteFrank Farmer Loomis Jr. (August 22, 1896 – April 4, 1971) was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[1] His brother, Jo Gilbert Loomis, was a substitute sprinter at the same Olympics.[2]
American athlete
For American engineer, see Frank Fowler Loomis.
Frank Loomis
 Frank Loomis at the 1920 Olympics |
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Born | August 22, 1896 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
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Died | April 4, 1971 (aged 74) New Port Richey, Florida, United States |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 400 m hurdles |
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Club | Chicago AA |
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Personal best(s) | 400 mH – 54.0 (1920) |
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Loomis went to school in Evanston until 1914. Upon meeting his future Oregon High School teammate Sherman Landers, he transferred to Oregon, Illinois, to continue training with him. Together, they began a rise that would take them to the 1920 Olympic Games. Although Loomis was an AAU champion in 220 yd (200 m) hurdles in 1917 and 1918 and in 440 yd (400 m) hurdles in 1920, the main favorite in Antwerp was John Norton, who had run a new world record of 54.2 just two months before the Olympics. Despite that, Loomis won the 400 m hurdles final easily in a new world record of 54.0, beating Norton to second place by 0.6 seconds.[2][3]
Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon, Illinois, is named partially in his honor.
References
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- Unknown (1891–1907)
- A. F. Holste (1908–1910)
- A. R. Ferguson (1912–1914)
- Max Towle (1915–1916)
- A. R. Ferguson (1917–1918)
- C. E. Andrews (1919)
- H. E. Behnamann (1920)
- Frank Loomis (1921)
- A. F. Holste (1922–1925)
- William G. Kline (1926)
- T. Cecil Young (1927–1931)
- Thurlo McCrady (1932–1940)
- Newt Kyle (1941–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Louis H. Douglas (1945)
- Larry Owens (1946–1948)
- Tom McLaughlin (1949–1963)
- Dean Pryor (1964–1966)
- Jim Frazier (1967–1970)
- Wendell Maupin (1971–1989)
- Dan Kratzer (1990–1994)
- Barney Cotton (1995–1996)
- Ross Els (1997–2000)
- Paul Mierkiewicz (2001–2010)
- Tony Harper (2011–2020)
- Matt Franzen (2021– )
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 Olympic champions in men's 400 metres hurdles |
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US National Championship winners in men's 200 m/220 yd hurdles |
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1879–1888 NAAAA | |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
- 1888–89: Al Copland
- 1890: Fred Ducharme
- 1891: Harry Morrell (CAN)
- 1892–94: Fred Puffer
- 1895: Sidney Syme
- 1896: Jerome Buck
- 1897–99: Alvin Kraenzlein
- 1900–01: Henry Arnold
- 1902: Harry Hillman
- 1903: M.W.H. Bockman
- 1904: Joseph Hill
- 1905: Frank Waller
- 1906: Harry Hillman
- 1907–08: John Eller
- 1909: Joe Malcomson
- 1910–12: John Eller
- 1913: Charles Cory
- 1914: Jo Loomis
- 1915–16: Feg Murray
- 1917–18: Frank Loomis
- 1919: Robert Simpson
- 1920: Not held
- 1921: Earl Thomson (CAN)
- 1922: John Coard Taylor
- 1923: Charles Brookins
- 1924: Herbert Meyer
- 1925: Charles Brookins
- 1926: Kenneth Grumbles
- 1927: Robert Maxwell
- 1928: Frank Cuhel
- 1929: Steve Anderson
- 1930–31: Robert Maxwell
- 1932: George Saling
- 1933: Heye Lambertus
- 1934: Philip Good
- 1935: Dale Schofield
- 1936: James Hucker
- 1937: Allan Tolmich
- 1938–41: Fred Wolcott
- 1942: Robert Wright
- 1943: Bill Cummins
- 1944: Elmore Harris
- 1945: Ronald Frazier
- 1946–47: Harrison Dillard
- 1948: Madill Gartiser
- 1949: Craig Dixon
- 1950: William Fleming
- 1951: Jack Davis
- 1952: Ralph Person
- 1953–54: Jack Davis
- 1955–56: Charles Pratt
- 1957: Elias Gilbert
- 1958: Fran Washington
- 1959: Charlie Tidwell
- 1960: Dick Howard
- 1961: Don Styron
- 1962: Jerry Tarr
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Notes |
- In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- 220 yd hurdles 1887–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, and 1961–62; 200 m hurdles otherwise.
- The event was held on a straight track in various years, depending on the host facility
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US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles |
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1914–1979 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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- 440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1920 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Field/combined event athletes | |
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Coaches and trainers |
- Jack Moakley (head coach)
- Bill Hayward (associate coach)
- Lawson Robertson (associate coach)
- Michael J. Ryan (associate coach)
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На других языках
- [en] Frank Loomis
[fr] Frank Loomis
Frank J. Loomis, Jr., né le 22 août 1896 à Saint Paul et mort le 4 avril 1971 à New Port Richey, était un athlète américain champion olympique sur 400 mètres haies aux Jeux olympiques de 1920.
[it] Frank Loomis
Frank Farmer Loomis Jr. (Saint Paul, 22 agosto 1896 – New Port Richey, 4 aprile 1971) è stato un ostacolista statunitense, campione olimpico dei 400 metri ostacoli ai Giochi di Anversa nel 1920.
[ru] Лумис, Фрэнк
Фрэнк Лумис — американский легкоатлет. На олимпийских играх 1920 года выиграл золотую медаль на дистанции 400 метров с барьерами с мировым рекордом — 54,0. Чемпион США в беге на 200 метров с барьерами в 1917 и 1918 годах и чемпион США на дистанции 400 метров с барьерами в 1920 году.
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