![]() Merritt Giffin in France in 1908 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | August 20, 1887 Lockport, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
Died | July 11, 1911 (aged 23) Joliet, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||
Club | Chicago AA | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | DT – 42.06 m (1908)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Merritt Hayward Giffin (August 20, 1887 – July 11, 1911) was an American athlete who won a silver medal in the discus throw at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also won the AAU discus title in 1910.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Merritt Giffin. sports-reference.com
- ^ Merritt Griffin. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Merritt Giffin". Olympedia. Retrieved March 14, 2021.