 Merritt Giffin in France in 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 20, 1887 Lockport, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | July 11, 1911 (aged 23) Joliet, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||
| Club | Chicago AA | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | DT – 42.06 m (1908)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Merritt Hayward Giffin (August 20, 1887 – July 11, 1911) was an American athlete who won a silver medal in the discus throw at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also won the AAU discus title in 1910.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Merritt Giffin. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Merritt Griffin. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ "Merritt Giffin". Olympedia. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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