Frank Hussey
![]() Hussey at the 1924 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | February 14, 1905 New York City, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | December 26, 1974 (aged 69) Coxsackie, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 100 yd | |||||||||||
Club | Stuyvesant High School | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.7 (1924) 100 yd – 9.6 (1928)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Francis Valentine Joseph Hussey (February 14, 1905 – December 26, 1974) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]
Frank Hussey, a schoolboy sensation from New York City's Stuyvesant High School,[4] ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team in Paris Olympics, which won the gold medal in a new world record of 41.0.[2]
After returning from Paris, he attended Boston College and then Columbia University, and as a freshman became the leading Collegiate runner in America. He won the AAU championships in 100 yd (91 m) in 1925.[1][2]
Although he was considered as a main favorite to gold medal in 100 m before the 1928 Summer Olympics, Hussey was eliminated in the heats of US Olympic Trials. After that he worked as a salesman, taught in the New York State Prison System, and served as an official at athletics events in his free time.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Frank Hussey. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c Frank Hussey. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Frank Hussey". Olympedia. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Ivy League's Complete History of the Olympic Games Columbia University". 2004. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- 1905 births
- 1974 deaths
- American male sprinters
- Stuyvesant High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Track and field athletes from New York City
- Boston College alumni
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Boston College Eagles men's track and field athletes
- Columbia Lions men's track and field athletes