Lon Myers
American sprinter and middle distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers (February 16, 1858 – February 16, 1899) was an American sprinter and middle distance runner.[1][2]
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Personal information | |
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Birth name | Laurence Eugene Myers |
Nationality | American |
Born | February 16, 1858 Richmond, Virginia, USA |
Died | February 16, 1899(1899-02-16) (aged 41) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event | 50 yards to one mile |
Club | Manhattan Athletic Club |
Turned pro | 1886 |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | 15 United States, 10 Canadian, and 3 British national championships |
Highest world ranking | World records at:
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Myers won 28 national championships. He also set world records at 11 different distances, and held every American record for races 50 yards to one mile Myers set a world quarter-mile record while running the final 120 yards without his right shoe, and finished another race that he won running sideways (in conversation with a runner who had boasted that he would defeat Myers).