Ted Meredith

James Edwin "Ted" Meredith (November 14 1891 – November 2 1957) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania and died in Camden, New Jersey, aged 65. Ted Meredith made the 1912 Olympic team while still in high school at Mercersburg Academy.

In Stockholm, he won a gold medal in the 800 m run with a world record 1:51.9. He ran on to the convert|880|yd|abbr=on mark and also set a world record for that distance, with a 1:52.5. He won another gold medal on the 4 x 400 m relay team, also taking fourth in the 400 m.

After Stockholm, Meredith entered the University of Pennsylvania. He was the IC4A convert|440|yd|abbr=on champion from 1914 to 1916 and the convert|880|yd|abbr=on champion in 1914 and 1915. He also won the AAU convert|440|yd|abbr=on title in 1914 and 1915. In 1916, he set a world record in the convert|440|yd|abbr=on of 47.6, which wasn't broken until 1928. At the same year he lowered his own world convert|880|yd|abbr=on record to 1:52.2.

Meredith retired from competition in 1917 and served in the army during World War I. He made a comeback for the 1920 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the 400 m semifinal and ran on the 4 x 400 m relay team that finished fourth.

After the second retiring from competition, he became a real estate broker.