- Daniel Kinsey
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Medal record Men’s athletics Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 1924 Paris 110 m hurdles Daniel Chapin Kinsey (January 22, 1902 – June 27, 1970) was an American hurdler and a scholar in physical education.
Born in St. Louis, Kinsey attended the University of Illinois, studying education. He developed as a top hurdler, and in 1924 he first won the IC4A title in the high hurdles, followed by the Olympic gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
He graduated in 1926, and continued his study in physical education at Oberlin College, where he would also work until 1959. Besides teaching, Kinsey was involved in coaching several school teams, and was in the board of several committees and associations, such as the American Olympians Association.
In 1959, Kinsey left Oberlin and became a professor at Earlham College and at the University of Michigan. He retired in 1970. He died in his home in Richmond, Indiana, aged 68, soon after he retired.
References
- Daniel Kinsey biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-02-07.
Olympic Champions in Men's 110 m Hurdles - 1896: Thomas Curtis (USA)
- 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
- 1904: Fred Schule (USA)
- 1908: Forrest Smithson (USA)
- 1912: Fred Kelly (USA)
- 1920: Earl Thomson (CAN)
- 1924: Daniel Kinsey (USA)
- 1928: Sydney Atkinson (RSA)
- 1932: George Saling (USA)
- 1936: Forrest Towns (USA)
- 1948: William Porter (USA)
- 1952: Harrison Dillard (USA)
- 1956: Lee Calhoun (USA)
- 1960: Lee Calhoun (USA)
- 1964: Hayes Jones (USA)
- 1968: Willie Davenport (USA)
- 1972: Rod Milburn (USA)
- 1976: Guy Drut (FRA)
- 1980: Thomas Munkelt (GDR)
- 1984: Roger Kingdom (USA)
- 1988: Roger Kingdom (USA)
- 1992: Mark McKoy (CAN)
- 1996: Allen Johnson (USA)
- 2000: Anier García (CUB)
- 2004: Liu Xiang (CHN)
- 2008: Dayron Robles (CUB)
Categories:- 1902 births
- 1970 deaths
- American hurdlers
- Oberlin College alumni
- People from Richmond, Indiana
- People from Lorain County, Ohio
- People from St. Louis, Missouri
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign alumni
- University of Michigan faculty
- Earlham College faculty
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
- American hurdler stubs
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