Fred Alderman
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Frederick Pitt Alderman (June 24, 1905 – September 15, 1998) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also won the NCAA Championships in Template:Convert and Template:Convert and IC4A Championships in Template:Convert in 1927.[1]
At the 1928 Olympic trials Alderman set his personal best in the 400 m at 48.0 seconds, but did much worse at the Games, at estimated 49.4 s.[1] He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon while at Michigan State College. In 1992, he was inducted into the initial class of the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
References
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- ↑ a b Fred Alderman. Sports Reference
- ↑ MSU Athletics Hall of Fame official website Template:Webarchive. Accessed Mar. 2011.
- American male sprinters
- 1905 births
- 1998 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Michigan State Spartans men's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from East Lansing, Michigan
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Track and field athletes from Michigan
- 20th-century American sportsmen