Sport Athletics Height 1.8 m Event(s) 100–400 m Weight 73 kg | Name Allen Woodring Alma mater Syracuse University Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born February 15, 1898 Hellertown, Pennsylvania, United States Club Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia Personal best(s) 200 m – 22.0 (1920)
400 m – 47.9 (1923) Died November 15, 1982, Clearwater, Florida, United States Olympic medals Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres | ||
Allen Woodring (February 15, 1898 – November 15, 1982) was an American sprint runner. At the 1920 Olympic trials he failed to qualify in the 200 m event, yet he was selected for the national team and won the Olympic gold medal in this event.
Woodring graduated from Syracuse University and later worked as a salesman for the Spalding Company.
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