Lawrence Shields

Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for the  United States
Bronze	1920 Antwerp	1500 metres

Marion Lawrence "Larry" Shields (March 5, 1895 – February 19, 1976) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 meters.

He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 1500 meters where he won the bronze medal. He was also part of the gold medal winning American team in the 3000 metre team race but he was not awarded with a medal due to being one of the two weakest links of the team.

He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and died in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

External links

• profile
• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report.  (French)
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 11 August 2007.  (Polish)

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Name	Shields, Lawrence
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Date of birth	March 5, 1895
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Date of death	February 19, 1976
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