Verne Booth

Verne Booth
Personal information
Full nameVerne Hobson Booth
NationalityAmerican
Born(1898-10-27)October 27, 1898
DiedSeptember 27, 1979(1979-09-27) (aged 80)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event10,000 metres

Verne Hobson Booth (October 27, 1898 – September 27, 1979) was an American long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

Competing for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays track and field team, Booth won the 1923 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the two miles. He also ran for the University of Delaware.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Verne Booth". Olympedia. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Verne Booth Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Verne Booth at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata


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