Henry Cumming (athlete)
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BornSeptember 5, 1905
Augusta, Georgia, United States
DiedMay 10, 1945 (aged 39)
Florence, Italy
SportSprinting
Event
200 metres.jpg) Cumming in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1905 Augusta, Georgia, United States |
| Died | May 10, 1945 (aged 39) Florence, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 200 metres |
Henry Cumming (September 5, 1905 – July 10, 1945) was an American sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Cumming commissioned in 1941 as a major in the military intelligence section of the United States Army during World War II, later rising to colonel, serving abroad in Morocco and Italy, dying of polio in Florence on 10 July 1945.[2][3]
