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August Fager

August Fager

American long-distance runner

August Oliver Fager (December 25, 1891 – November 17, 1967) was an American athlete who competed mainly in long-distance races.[1] Born in Finland, he competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France on the Cross Country Team, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Earl Johnson and Arthur Studenroth.[2] He died in Lake Worth, Florida in 1967.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "August Fager". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Gus Fager". Sports-Reference.com. 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "August O. Fager". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, WA. November 19, 1967. p. 76. Retrieved June 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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