 Frank Loomis at the 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 22, 1896 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | April 4, 1971 (aged 74) New Port Richey, Florida, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Chicago Athletic Association | |||||||||||
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| Personalbest | 400 mH – 54.0 (1920) | |||||||||||
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Frank Farmer Loomis Jr. (August 22, 1896 – April 4, 1971) was an Americanathlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the1920 Summer Olympics inAntwerp.[1] His brother, Jo Gilbert Loomis, was a substitute sprinter at the same Olympics.[2]
Loomis went to school in Evanston until 1914. Upon meeting his future Oregon High School teammateSherman Landers, he transferred toOregon, Illinois, to continue training with him. Together, they began a rise that would take them to the 1920 Olympic Games. Although Loomis was anAAU champion in 220 yd (200 m) hurdles in 1917 and 1918 and in 440 yd (400 m) hurdles in 1920, the main favorite in Antwerp wasJohn Norton, who had run a newworld record of 54.2 just two months before the Olympics. Despite that, Loomis won the400 m hurdles final easily in a new world record of 54.0, beating Norton to second place by 0.6 seconds.[2][3]
Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon, Illinois, is named partially in his honor.
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