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Olympic medalist

Mel Sheppard
Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold 1908 London 800 metres
Gold 1908 London 1500 metres
Gold 1908 London Medley relay
Gold 1912 Stockholm 4x400 metres relay
Silver 1912 Stockholm 800 metres

Melvin Whinfield ("Mel") Sheppard (September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 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 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. 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 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London 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 Almonesson Lake, New Jersey, Mel Sheppard, or "Peerless Mel" as he was nicknamed, was rejected by the New York Police because he had a weak heart. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Cardiopulmonary problems notwithstanding, Sheppard won three consecutive AAU titles in the 880 yards (805 m) from 1906 to 1908 and became a main favourite in middle distance at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Official NameAmateur Athletic Union of the United States Incorporated (AAU Middle distance track events are track races longer than sprints up to (and arguably including 3000 Metres. 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.

The 1908 Olympics were the first true championships for the 1500 metres, as the previous Olympics were not well attended by the top milers of the day. However, the heats for the final were capricious in their format: only the winner of each of the eight heats would qualify for the final, and there was no seeding to ensure that top runners were separated in their heats. Accordingly, top runners like 1904 and 1906 Olympic champion James Lightbody, John Halstead, second-fastest in history in the event and three-time AAA champion George Butterfield all failed to advance. The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in St James "Jim" Davies Lightbody ( March 15, 1882 – March 2, 1953) was an American middle distance runner winner John Preston Halstead ( August 15, 1886 - November 15, 1951) was an American athlete The Amateur Athletic Association of England (formerly simply the Amateur Athletic Association) or AAA (pronounced 'three As' is the oldest athletics organization George Butterfield ( 1882 – October 17 1917) was a British athlete.

Sheppard won the 1500 metres, setting an Olympic record at 4:05. 0 in the first round that fell in the very next heat, when Norman Hallows ran a 4:03. Norman Frederic Hallows ( December 29, 1886 – October 16, 1968) was an English athlete 6. Sheppard matched Hallows' time in the final the next day to win the first running gold medal awarded at the 1908 Games. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music)

In the 800 metres, Sheppard won his first round (semifinal) heat with a a time of 1:58. The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. 0; James Lintott remained close throughout the race and threatened to eliminate Sheppard from the competition. James Frederick Lintott (born 1886 date of death unknown was a British athlete Noted for being a frontrunner, Sheppard ran the first 400 metres of the 800 metres final in 53 seconds and went on to win in the world record time of 1. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event 52. 8.

He earned his third gold medal on the medley relay race. During a relay race, members of a team take turns Running, Orienteering, Swimming, Cross-country skiing, Biathlon, or Skating He was the final runner on the American team, running fully half of the 1600 metre race. Even without being in as good of form as he had been in the individual races, Sheppard had little trouble retaining the leads giving to him by his teammates, William F. Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, and John Taylor. William "Bill" Frank Hamilton (born 1884 date of death unknown was an American athlete. Nathaniel (also called Nate or Nat "Bloody Neck" John Cartmell ( January 13, 1883 - August 23, 1967) was an American John Baxter Taylor Jr ( November 3, 1882, Washington DC – December 2 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The team won both the first round and final, in times of 3:27. 2 and 3:29. 4. Sheppard's 800 metre split for the final was 1:55. 4.

After winning AAU titles at 880 yards (800 m) in 1911 and 1912, Sheppard was a favourite to defend his Olympic 800 metres title at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 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 ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the At Stockholm, he tried the same tactics as in London, but after an opening lap of 52. 4, he was overtaken by teammate Ted Meredith who set a new world record of 1. James Edwin "Ted" Meredith ( November 14 1891 &ndash November 2 1957) was an American athlete, winner of 51. 9. Sheppard won his fourth gold medal as lead-off runner on the 4 x 400 m relay team that set a world record of 3:16. 6.

After retiring from sports Sheppard became a lawyer (he was one of the defenders of the Lindbergh child kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann). A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, the Toddler son of world famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, occurred Bruno Richard Hauptmann ( November 26, 1899 &ndash April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter sentenced to death and executed for For many years, he was also the recreation director of the Millrose A. A.

Mel Sheppard died in Queens, New York City. The City of New York

References

Persondata
NAME Sheppard, Melvin Whinfield
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Almonesson Lake, United States
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1942
PLACE OF DEATH New York City, United States
Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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