| Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 2-hand shot put | men | |
| 2-hand discus | men | |
| 2-hand javelin | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 1500 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 200 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 5000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 10000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 110 metre hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 4x100 metre relay was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 4x400 metre relay was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 3000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's marathon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's 10 kilometre walk was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's triple jump, also known as the hop step and jump, was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics The men's high jump, also known as the running high jump to distinguish it from the standing high jump, was a track and field athletics event held The men's pole vault was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's standing long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's standing high jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's two handed shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's two handed discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's two handed javelin throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's pentathlon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's decathlon was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's individual cross-country was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme The men's team cross-country was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912 and on Wednesday, July 10, 1912. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting
45 runners from 14 nations competed. Including the Olympic champion from 1908 Mel Sheppard. Melvin Whinfield ("Mel" Sheppard ( September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete,
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Arnold JacksonGreat Britain (GBR) |
 Abel KiviatUnited States (USA) |
Norman Taber United States (USA) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics. Brigadier-General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson CBE DSO & Three Bars (5 April 1891 - 13 November 1972 was a British athlete, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden Abel Richard Kiviat ( June 23, 1892 &mdash August 24, 1991) was an American middle distance runner who at the time of his death in 1991 The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Norman Stephen Taber (born September 3, 1891 &ndash died July 15, 1952) was an American middle distance runner The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
| World Record | 3:55. 8 |  Abel Kiviat |
Cambridge, MA (USA) | June 8, 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | 4:03. Abel Richard Kiviat ( June 23, 1892 &mdash August 24, 1991) was an American middle distance runner who at the time of his death in 1991 Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting 4(**) | Norman Hallows |
London (GBR) | July 13, 1908 |
| 4:03. Norman Frederic Hallows ( December 29, 1886 – October 16, 1968) was an English athlete London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 4(**) | Mel Sheppard |
London (GBR) | July 14, 1908 |
(**) This track was 536. Melvin Whinfield ("Mel" Sheppard ( September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 45 metres=1⁄3 mile in circumference.
Abel Kiviat finished his semifinal only 1 second off the Olympic record time of 4:03. Abel Richard Kiviat ( June 23, 1892 &mdash August 24, 1991) was an American middle distance runner who at the time of his death in 1991 4; he and all six other finalists whose times are known broke that mark in the final. Kiviat took second behind Arnold Jackson, who set the new record at 3:56. Brigadier-General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson CBE DSO & Three Bars (5 April 1891 - 13 November 1972 was a British athlete, 8.
Results
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Mel Sheppard (USA) |
4:27. Melvin Whinfield ("Mel" Sheppard ( September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 6 | QF |
| 2 | Louis Madeira (USA) |
4:27. Louis Childs Madeira III (born February 5, 1892, date of death unknown was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 9 | QF |
| 3 | Albert Hare (GBR) |
4:39. Albert Hare ( May 12, 1887 &ndash December 23, 1969) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden 4 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Norman Taber (USA) |
4:25. Norman Stephen Taber (born September 3, 1891 &ndash died July 15, 1952) was an American middle distance runner The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 5 | QF |
| 2 | Philip Noel-Baker (GBR) |
4:26. Philip John Noel-Baker Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker ( 1 November 1889 &ndash 8 October 1982) was a Politician The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden 0 | QF |
| 3 |  Georg Amberger (GER) |
4:27. Georg Wilhelm Amberger ( July 31, 1890 &ndash February 6, 1949) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 0 | |
| 4-5 |  Teofil Savniki (HUN) |
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 Rūdolfs Vītols (RUS) |
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| — | Dmitry Nazarov (RUS) |
Did not finish |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. Hungary competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Rūdolfs Vītols (died March 4, 1942) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| 1 | Abel Kiviat (USA) |
4:04. Abel Richard Kiviat ( June 23, 1892 &mdash August 24, 1991) was an American middle distance runner who at the time of his death in 1991 The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 4 | QF |
| 2 |  Henri Arnaud (FRA) |
4:05. France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 4 | QF |
| 3 | James Patterson (USA) |
4:05. The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 5 | |
| 4 |  John Tait (CAN) |
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| 5 | Ferenc Forgács (HUN) |
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| 6-7 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} François Delloye (BEL) |
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 Jacob Pedersen (NOR) |
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| — | Edward Owen (GBR) |
Did not finish |
Semifinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. For other people of the same name see John Tait. John Lindsay "Jack" Tait ( September 25, 1888 &ndash July Canada competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Ferenc Forgács (František Faczinek born September 25, 1891, date of death unknown was a Slovak track and field athlete who competed for Hungary competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. François Delloye was a Belgian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Ole Jacob Pedersen ( April 22, 1889 &ndash March 27, 1961) was a Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the Norway competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Edward Owen ( 6 November 1886 &ndash 24 September 1949) was a British athlete who competed mainly in long-distance races The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden |
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| 1 | Arnold Jackson (GBR) |
4:10. Brigadier-General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson CBE DSO & Three Bars (5 April 1891 - 13 November 1972 was a British athlete, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden 8 | QF |
| 2 | John Jones (USA) |
4:12. John Paul Jones (born c 1890 date of death unknown was an American track athlete who set several world records in the mile, including the first mile The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 4 | QF |
| 3 |  John Victor (RSA) |
4:12. South Africa competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 7 | |
| 4 | Lewis Anderson (USA) |
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| 5 | Oscar Larsen (NOR) |
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| 6 | Arnolds Indriksons (RUS) |
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| 7 | Alfrēds Ruks (RUS) |
Semifinal 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Oscar Larsen ( September 11, 1887 – April 16, 1975) was a Norwegian middle distance runner Norway competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| 1 |  John Zander (SWE) |
4:05. John Adolf Fredrik Zander ( January 31, 1890 &ndash June 9, 1967) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 5 | QF |
| 2 | Evert Björn (SWE) |
4:07. Evert Björn (January 21 1888 &ndash December 21 1974 was a Swedish athlete. Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 2 | QF |
| 3 | Herbert Putnam (USA) |
4:07. The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 6 | |
| 4 | Richard Yorke (GBR) |
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| 5 | Georg Mickler (GER) |
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| 6 | Aleksandr Yelizarov (RUS) |
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| 7 | Nikolay Khorkov (RUS) |
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| — | Charles Ruffell (GBR) |
Did not finish |
Semifinal 6
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. Richard Francis Charles Yorke ( July 28, 1885 &ndash December 22, 1914) was a British track and field athlete who competed The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden Alfred Georg Mickler ( September 7, 1892 &ndash June 14, 1915) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Charles Henry Ruffell (born September 16, 1888, date of death unknown was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden |
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| 1 | Erwin von Sigel (GER) |
4:09. Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 3 | QF |
| 2 | Frederick Hedlund (USA) |
4:10. Oscar Frederick Hedlund ( August 26, 1887 &ndash December 8, 1971) was an American track and field athlete who competed The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 8 | QF |
| 3 | William Moore (GBR) |
4:11. William Craig Moore (born April 5, 1890, date of death unknown was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden 2 | |
| 4 | Nils Frykberg (SWE) |
4:11. Nils Frykberg ( March 13, 1888 &ndash December 13, 1966) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 2 | |
| 5-6 | Frederick Hulford (GBR) |
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| Andrejs Krūkliņš (RUS) |
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| — | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png){kind=small} Guido Calvi (ITA) |
Did not finish |
Semifinal 7
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. Frederick Henry Hulford ( February 6, 1883 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a British track and field athlete who competed The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden Andrejs Krūkliņš (born January 10, 1891, date of death unknown was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Italy competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| 1 | Ernst Wide (SWE) |
4:06. Ernst Wide (November 9 1888 – April 8 1950 was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 0 | QF |
| 2 | Walter McClure (USA) |
4:07. The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 3 | QF |
| 3 | William Cottrill (GBR) |
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| 4 | Matti Harju (FIN) |
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| 5 | Yevgeny Petrov (RUS) |
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| — |  Vahran Papazyan (TUR) |
Did not finish |
Final
The final was held on Wednesday, July 10, 1912. William Cottrill ( October 14 1889 – October 26 1972) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The Ottoman Empire (referred to as Turkey) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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| 1 | Arnold Jackson (GBR) |
3:56. Brigadier-General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson CBE DSO & Three Bars (5 April 1891 - 13 November 1972 was a British athlete, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden 8 OR |
| 2 | Abel Kiviat (USA) |
3:56. Abel Richard Kiviat ( June 23, 1892 &mdash August 24, 1991) was an American middle distance runner who at the time of his death in 1991 The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 9 |
| 3 | Norman Taber (USA) |
3:56. Norman Stephen Taber (born September 3, 1891 &ndash died July 15, 1952) was an American middle distance runner The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 9 |
| 4 | John Jones (USA) |
3:57. John Paul Jones (born c 1890 date of death unknown was an American track athlete who set several world records in the mile, including the first mile The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 2 |
| 5 | Ernst Wide (SWE) |
3:57. Ernst Wide (November 9 1888 – April 8 1950 was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 6 |
| 6 | Philip Noel-Baker (GBR) |
4:01. Philip John Noel-Baker Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker ( 1 November 1889 &ndash 8 October 1982) was a Politician The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden 0 |
| 7 | John Zander (SWE) |
4:02. John Adolf Fredrik Zander ( January 31, 1890 &ndash June 9, 1967) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 0 |
| 8 | Walter McClure (USA) |
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| 9-14 | Henri Arnaud (FRA) |
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| Evert Björn (SWE) |
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| Frederick Hedlund (USA) |
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| Louis Madeira (USA) |
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| Mel Sheppard (USA) |
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| Erwin von Sigel (GER) |
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References
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