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John Woodruff
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American middle distance runner (1915–2007)
OverviewAI-generated
John Woodruff was an American middle-distance runner and athletics competitor. He represented the United States in track and field, participating in the 1936 Summer Olympics. His athletic career included roles as an Olympic athlete and armed forces officer. He was also educated at New York University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Born in Connellsville in 1915, Woodruff died in Fountain Hills in 2007. He was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery. In addition to his sports career, he worked as a sociologist. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1915–2007
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Track and field athletes, Sociologists, Olympic athletes, Armed forces officers, Track and field, Sociology
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 4 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Connellsville
- Place of death
- Fountain Hills
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Participant in
- 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- John Woodruff, Mario Lanzi, Phil Edwards 1936 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 189
Show 5 more facts
- place of burial
- Crown Hill Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1915-07-05
- date of death
- 2007-10-30
- Commons category
- John Woodruff (athlete)
- member of
- Alpha Phi Alpha
Sources (2)
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