Alton Roy Welton (March 11, 1886 – November 9, 1958) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, 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 ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

. He finished fourth in the Men's Marathon. Welton also competed in the 1908

Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was i ...

, finishing in ninth place.

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1886 births 1958 deaths American male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century American people {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub