Frederick de Selding

Frederick Monroe de Selding (born June 22, 1887; died November 1971, Hackettstown, New Jersey) was an American athlete. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

In the 400 metres, de Selding placed second in his preliminary heat to Wyndham Halswelle, the eventual gold medalist. The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Wyndham Halswelle ( 30 May 1882 – 31 March 1915) was a British athlete, winner of the controversial 400m race at De Selding's time was 50. 8 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.

References

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). Athletics 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 25 July 2006. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 25 July 2006. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (Polish)

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