James Lincoln (athlete)
James Claiborne Lincoln, Jr. (August 17, 1889 – February 22, 1952) was an American Track and field, track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.James-Claiborne Lincoln
in ''History of the Lincoln Family: An Account of the Descendants of Samuel Lincoln, of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1637-1920'', Commonwealth Press, 1923 He was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri as the son of James Claiborne Lincoln Sr. (1862–1923) and Annie Shannon Lard (1863–1899). In 1913, he married Margaret Frazer, with whom he had at least two daughters and one son (also James Claiborne), and later with Winifred Strafford. ...
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Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ...
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