- Merritt Giffin
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Olympic medal record Men’s athletics Competitor for the United States Silver 1908 London Discus throw Merritt Giffin (Merritt Hayward Giffin; August 20, 1887 – July 11, 1911) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.
He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the discus throw where he won the silver medal.
He died in Joliet, Illinois.
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Categories:- 1887 births
- 1911 deaths
- American discus throwers
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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