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Sammy Mellor
Samuel Alexander Mellor, Jr. (December 19, 1879 – November 5, 1948) was an American long-distance runner who won the 1902 Boston Marathon and competed in the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Early life Mellor was born in Yonkers, New York. He attended School Two and trained in Dunwoodie at Buckwheat Track. His first race was a 6-mile event on January 22, 1898, in Mount Vernon, New York, which he won. On July 4, 1901, Mellor won the 25-mile marathon at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. His 3:16:39.4 performance in temperatures reaching 104 °F earned him an unofficial national championship and his first national victory. Boston Marathon Mellor has been described as "one of the early stars" of the Boston Marathon. He finished in the top 10 six out of nine years between 1901 and 1909. In the 1901 Boston Marathon, Mellor finished third behind Canadians John Caffery and William "Bill" Davis. One year later, he was victorious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Mellor Olympic Marathon
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is Veneration, venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinic literature, rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in Books of Samuel, 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
