Frank Louis Kramer

Frank Louis Kramer
Personal information
Born(1880-09-15)September 15, 1880
Evansville, Indiana
DiedOctober 8, 1958(1958-10-08) (aged 78)
South Orange, New Jersey
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1912 Newark Sprint

Frank Louis Kramer (1880–1958) was an American gold medal cyclist. He won 16 consecutive national championships from 1901 to 1916. He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1988.[1]

  1. ^ "Frank Kramer". United States Bicycling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010. Kramer won national amateur titles in his second and third year of racing. He won the national championship in 1901 and raced successfully in Europe in 1905 and 1906, winning thirty-one races out of forty-three starts. In 1912 Kramer won the world professional sprint championship at the Newark Velodrome. Frank Kramer won 16 consecutive national championships from 1901 to 1916. His amazing string of championships was broken in 1917, but, he regained the championship twice in 1918 and finally in 1921 at the age of 41.