- Frederick Kelly
Frederick ("Fred") Warren Kelly (
September 12 ,1891 –May 7 ,1974 ) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the1912 Summer Olympics .Born in
Orange, California , Fred Kelly attendedOrange High School and was a freshman atUniversity of Southern California , when he was selected to US 1912 Olympic team.At
Stockholm , Kelly won his preliminary heats easily and qualified to the final with four more Americans and one representative fromGreat Britain . From the start, the five Americans ran even until the eighth hurdle, where Kelly andJames Wendell spun ahead to decide the winner. Kelly managed to get in front the instant before the tape was broken, to win by 0.1second s. He also competed for USA in exhibition baseball tourtament in Stockholm.Kelly was the AAU Champion in convert|120|yd|abbr=on hurdles in 1913 and finished second in 1916 and 1919. Kelly also finished first at the 1915 AAU Championships, but was disqualified for knocking down four hurdles.
Fred Kelly died in
Medford, Oregon , aged 82.A stadium near where he attended
Orange High School inOrange, California has been named after him, Fred Kelly Stadium, which is located next toEl Modena High School .
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