 Donald Lippincott at the 1912 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 16, 1893[1] Philadelphia, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 9, 1962 (aged 68) Philadelphia, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm / 5 ft 10 in | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg / 159 lb | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn Quakers | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100m – 10.6 s, WR (1912) 100 y – 9.6 s, WR (1913) 200 m – 21.8 s (1912) 220 y – 21.2 s, WR= straight track (1913) 4×440y – 3:18.0, WR (1915)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Donald Fithian Lippincott (November 16, 1893 – January 9, 1963) was an American athlete who competed in the sprint events. He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden where he finished third in the 100 m and second in the 200 m.[3]
Lippincott was the first record holder over 100 meters as recognised by the IAAF (then the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations). He set the world record in a heat of 100 m at the 1912 Olympics.[1][4]
- ^ a b Donald Lippincott, sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Progression of IAAF World Records, 2011 edition, Editor Imre Motrahazi, IAAF, p 495.
- ^ "Donald Lippincott". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Franks, Tim (12 June 2012) How Donald Lippincott blazed trail as first 100m record holder, BBC Sport.