| Olympic medalist | |||
Frederick Kelly |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 110 m hurdles | |
Frederick ("Fred") Warren Kelly (September 12, 1891 – May 7, 1974) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at 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 These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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
Born in Orange, California, Fred Kelly attended Orange High School and was a freshman at University of Southern California, when he was selected to US 1912 Olympic team. The City of Orange is located in Orange County California, United States. Orange High School may refer to Orange High School (California Orange High School (Ohio Orange High School (New Jersey The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly
At Stockholm, Kelly won his preliminary heats easily and qualified to the final with four more Americans and one representative from Great Britain. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands From the start, the five Americans ran even until the eighth hurdle, where Kelly and James Wendell spun ahead to decide the winner. James Isaac Wendell (born September 3, 1890 - died November 22, 1958) was a American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre Kelly managed to get in front the instant before the tape was broken, to win by 0. 1 seconds. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units He also competed for USA in exhibition baseball tourtament in Stockholm. Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport
Kelly was the AAU Champion in 120 yd (110 m) hurdles in 1913 and finished second in 1916 and 1919. Official NameAmateur Athletic Union of the United States Incorporated (AAU Kelly also finished first at the 1915 AAU Championships, but was disqualified for knocking down four hurdles.
Fred Kelly died in Medford, Oregon, aged 82. Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of 2007 the city had a total population of 75675 and a Metropolitan area population
A stadium near where he attended Orange High School in Orange, California has been named after him, Fred Kelly Stadium, which is located next to El Modena High School. Orange High School may refer to Orange High School (California Orange High School (Ohio Orange High School (New Jersey The City of Orange is located in Orange County California, United States. El Modena High School, sometimes called El Mo (or "ElMo" is a traditional 4 year public high school located in the El Modena neighborhood in the eastern portion of