Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Name Lawrence Shields Event(s) 1500 m | Sport Athletics Weight 64 kg (141 lb) | |
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Born March 5, 1895 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Died February 19, 1976 (aged 80)
Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States Alma mater Pennsylvania State University | ||
Marion Lawrence "Larry" Shields (March 5, 1895 – February 19, 1976) was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters. Around the time of the First World War he trained under the Scots American coach Jimmy Curran at the Meadowbrook Club. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m. He was also part of the gold medal winning American team in the 3000 m race but he was not awarded a medal due to being one of the two weakest links of the team.
In 1923 Shields began a 37-year-long career at Phillips Andover Academy as a biology teacher, coach, alumni director and member of the Board of Trustees. Shields fought with the U.S. Navy in World War I and II, retiring in the rank of Commodore in the Pacific.
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