Allen Woodring
![]() Allen Woodring at the 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Born |
February 15, 1898 Hellertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |||||||||
Died |
November 15, 1982 (aged 84) Clearwater, Florida, United States | |||||||||
Alma mater | Syracuse University | |||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
Event(s) | 100–400 m | |||||||||
Club | Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia | |||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
Personal best(s) |
200 m – 22.0 (1920) 400 m – 47.9 (1923)[1][2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Allen Woodring (February 15, 1898 – November 15, 1982) was an American sprint runner. At the 1920 Olympic trials he failed to qualify in the 200 m event, yet he was selected for the national team and won the Olympic gold medal in this event.[1]
Woodring graduated from Syracuse University and later worked as a salesman for the Spalding Company.[1]
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