Daniel Frank (athlete)
Athletics competitor
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Daniel Gordon Frank (January 4, 1882 – March 20, 1965) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was Jewish.[1][2]
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| Full name | Daniel Gordon Frank | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 4, 1882 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 20, 1965 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | New West Side Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | long jump 7.3 meters 23 ft. 11 in. (1904) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1904 Olympic silver medal
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the Long Jump where he won the silver medal.[3] Frank, who competed as a member of the New West Side Athletic Club in New York City took second winning the silver medal with a leap of 6.89 meters or 22' 7 3/4". Frank finished second to fellow Jewish American, Myer Prinstein, who set the Olympic record with a jump of 24'1" or 7.34 meters. In recent prior competition, Prinstein had lost to Frank.[4]
In the 1904 Olympics, Frank also competed in the 440 and 5 Mile run but did not medal.[2]
