Daniel Slawson Horton (December 24, 1879 – November 4, 1954) was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in

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. He was born and died in

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. Horton competed in the

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. His place and distance are unknown, though he did not finish in the top six. Similarly, he did not make the top four in the standing triple jump.

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* * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically a

. * 1879 births 1954 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States American male triple jumpers Track and field athletes from New York City {{US-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub