Arthur Kent "Ding" Dearborn (May 27, 1886 – August 28, 1941) 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 at the

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. He finished fourth in the Greek discus throw event and fifth in the conventional discus throw. He was also a member of the American

tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...

team which was eliminated in the

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1886 births 1941 deaths American male discus throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Olympic tug of war competitors for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Everett, Massachusetts {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub