Lawrence_Shields

Lawrence Shields

Lawrence Shields

American athlete

Marion Lawrence Shields (March 5, 1895 – February 19, 1976) was an American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 meters.[2] Around the time of the First World War he was a student at Mercersburg Academy and trained under the Scots American coach Jimmy Curran. Thereafter he attended Penn State. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 1500 m. He was also part of the gold medal-winning American team in the 3000 m race but he was not awarded a medal due to being one of the two weakest links of the team.[3][4] Four years later Shields attempted to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris, but failed.[5]

Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...

In 1923 Shields began a 37-year-long career at Phillips Andover Academy as a biology teacher, coach, alumni director and member of the board of trustees. Shields fought with the U.S. Navy in World War I and II, retiring in the rank of Commodore in the Pacific.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    M. Lawrence Shields, Sarasota Herald Tribune, February 21, 1976
  2. [2]
    "Lawrence Shields". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    Larry Shields. sports-reference.com
  4. [4]
    Has It a Place?, Democrat Chronicle, March 4, 1947
  5. [5]
    Shields, Old Mile Star, Will Try For Olympics, Binghamton Press, May 6, 1924
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lawrence Shields.
Flag of United StatesBiography icon Stub icon 2

This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Lawrence_Shields, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.