Lawrence Shields
| File:LawrenceShields.jpg Lawrence Shields in 1919 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1895 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | February 19, 1976 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Spouse | Ruth Pike Noyes[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500 m |
| Club | Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:03.0 (1920) Mile – 4:18.4 (1922) |
Medal record | |
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Marion Lawrence Shields (March 5, 1895 – February 19, 1976) was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters.[2] Around the time of the First World War he was a student at Mercersburg Academy and trained under the Scots American coach Jimmy Curran. Thereafter he attended Penn State. 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.[3][4] Four years later Shields attempted to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris, but failed.[5]
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.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b M. Lawrence Shields, Sarasota Herald Tribune, February 21, 1976
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- ^ a b Larry Shields. sports-reference.com
- ^ Has It a Place?, Democrat Chronicle, March 4, 1947
- ^ Shields, Old Mile Star, Will Try For Olympics, Binghamton Press, May 6, 1924
External links
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- Marion Shields at databaseOlympics.com
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- 1895 births
- 1976 deaths
- American men middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Sportspeople from Marblehead, Massachusetts
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Chester County, Pennsylvania
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Penn State Nittany Lions men's track and field athletes
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs