William Frank (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Frank (athlete)

American long distance runner

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1878

Place of Birth: United States of America, United States

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1965

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

William Gottlieb Frank (December 1, 1878 – March 31, 1965) was an American track and field athlete who was born in Besigheim, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
He arrived in the United States in 1889.
Frank was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the Twenty-Second Regiment of the New York National Guard.
Frank was also a police officer assigned to the New York City Police Department's 74th Precinct.Competing as a member of the New York National Guard, Twenty-second Regiment, Frank won the 3-mile race for the championship of the Military Athletic League in 1905.
He also won the national indoor 10-mile championship at Madison Square Garden in 1906.He competed for the United States in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece in the 5 mile race and the Marathon, where he came in third place, winning the bronze medal. About 1902 he married Adelaide Wingrove, a native of Astoria, and they had one child, a daughter Adelaide Johanna, in 1903.