American middle-distance runner (1894–1970)
Earl Eby
Earl Eby at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games |
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Born | November 18, 1894 Aurora, Illinois, United States |
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Died | December 14, 1970 (aged 76) Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m |
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Club | Chicago AA |
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Personal best(s) | 400 m – 48.7 (1920) 800 m – 1:53.5y (1920)[1][2] |
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Earl William Eby (November 18, 1894 – December 14, 1970) was an American sprinter who won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] Earlier at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games he won the 400 m event and placed second in the 800 m to New Zealand's Daniel Mason.[4] He won the 800 m event at the 1920 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
He was born in Aurora, Illinois, but attended high school in Chicago, first Calumet High and then Loyola Academy. He died in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.[1]
Running for the Penn Quakers track and field team, Eby won an NCAA championship in the 800 m.[5][6]
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1876–2016 | |
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Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
- 1906: Eli Parsons
- 1907: Eli Parsons
- 1908: Mel Sheppard
- 1909: Mel Sheppard
- 1910: Harry Gissing
- 1911: Abel Kiviat
- 1913: Abel Kiviat
- 1914: Thomas Halpin
- 1915: Thomas Halpin
- 1916: William Bingham
- 1917: Earl Eby
- 1918: Marvin Gustavson
- 1919: Jack Sellers
- 1920: Earl Eby
- 1921: Fred Murrey
- 1922: Sid Leslie
- 1923: Earl Eby
- 1924: Walter Mulvihill
- 1925: Vincent Lally
- 1926: Horatio Fitch
- 1927: George Leness
- 1928: Phil Edwards (BGU), George Leness (2nd)
- 1929: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (2nd)
- 1930: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Roll (2nd)
- 1931: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (4th)
- 1932: Alex Wilson (CAN), Edwin Roll (2nd)
- 1933: Milton Sandler
- 1934: Milton Sandler
- 1935: Milton Sandler
- 1936: Edward O'Brien
- 1937: Edward O'Brien
- 1938: Jim Herbert
- 1939: Charles Beetham
- 1940: Charles Belcher
- 1941: Jim Herbert
- 1942: Roy Cochran
- 1943: Lewis Smith
- 1944: Bob Ufer
- 1945: Elmore Harris
- 1946: Elmore Harris
- 1947: George Guida
- 1948: Dave Bolen
- 1949: Dave Bolen
- 1950: Hugo Maiocco
- 1951: Hugo Maiocco
- 1952: Charles Moore
- 1953: Mal Whitfield
- 1954: Reggie Pearman
- 1955: Charles Jenkins Sr.
- 1956: Lou Jones
- 1957: Charles Jenkins Sr.
- 1958: Charles Jenkins Sr.
- 1959: Josh Culbreath
- 1960: Tom Murphy
- 1961: Eddie Southern
- 1962: Bill Crothers (CAN), Jack Yerman (2nd)
- 1963: Jack Yerman
- 1964: Charles Buchta
- 1965: Jack Yerman
- 1966: Theron Lewis
- 1967: Jim Kemp
- 1968: Martin McGrady
- 1969: Martin McGrady
- 1970: Martin McGrady
- 1971: Andrzej Badeński (POL), Tom Ulan (3rd)
- 1972: Lee Evans
- 1973: Fred Newhouse
- 1974: Wes Williams
- 1975: Wes Williams
- 1976: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Stan Vinson (2nd)
- 1977: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Kevin Prince (2nd)
- 1978: Stan Vinson
- 1979: Mike Solomon (TRI), Stanley Vincent (3rd)
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015) |
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