Alvah Meyer

Alvah Meyer

Alvah Meyer in 1912
Personal information
Born	July 18, 1888 New York City, United States
Died	December 19, 1939 (aged 51) Tucson, Arizona, United States
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track sprinter
Event(s)	100m, 200m
Club	I-AAC, Queens
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m – 10.7 seconds (1912) 200 – 21.7 seconds (1912)
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm 100 metres

Alvah T. Meyer (July 18, 1888 – December 19, 1939) was an American sprint runner. He was a Jewish^[1] member of the Irish American Athletic Club, which also included Abel Kiviat and Myer Prinstein.

He was born in New York City on July 18, 1888. Showing great promise prior to the 1912 Olympics, he won the AAU indoor 60y in 1911 and the 220 y outdoor in 1912.^[2]

Meyer underperformed at the 1912 Olympic Trials and was only selected for the US Olympic team on the condition he pay for his travel, which his parents eventually covered. He won the silver medal in the 100 meters, but though he was the reigning American champion at the time, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 200 m event.^[3]

In 1914, he set a world indoor record at 60 yards; in 1915, he set a world record at 330 yards.^[2]

• List of select Jewish track and field athletes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alvah Meyer.

• Greenberg, Stan (1987). Olympic Games: The Records. London: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-85112-896-3.
• Kieran, John (1977). The Story of the Olympic Games; 776 B.C. to 1976. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company. ISBN 0-397-01168-7.
• Alvah Meyer at Olympedia

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