Lon Myers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1858
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 16-Feb-1899
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Lon Myers
- Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers (February 16, 1858 – February 16, 1899) was an American sprinter and middle distance runner.Myers won 28 national championships.
- He also set world records at 11 different distances, and held every American record for races 50 yards to one mile.
- Myers set the world quarter-mile record while running the final 120 yards without his right shoe.
- He finished another race that he won running sideways, in conversation with a runner who had boasted that he would defeat Myers.
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