- Don Lippincott
Donald Fithian "Don" Lippincott (
November 16 ,1893 –January 9 ,1963 ) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.He competed for the United States in the
1912 Summer Olympics held inStockholm ,Sweden in the 200 metres where he won the silver medal. He also ran in the 100 metres where he finished third behindAlvah Meyer and winnerRalph Craig who had also been the person to beat Don in the 200 metres.Lippincott is the first record holder over 100 meters as recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the
International Association of Athletics Federations .
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