Albert H. Venn (September 24, 1867 – August 2, 1908) was an American

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensi ...

player who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended ...

. In 1904 he was member of the ''St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association'' which won the silver medal in the lacrosse tournament. Venn committed

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and ...

by hanging himself in 1908.

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* 1867 births 1908 suicides American lacrosse players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in lacrosse Lacrosse players at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Suicides by hanging in Kansas {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub