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Edwin M. Pritchard (May 17, 1889 – April 3, 1976) 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 ...
and a member of the
Irish American Athletic Club The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York, at the beginning of the 20th century. Early years Established on January 30, 1898, originally as the "Greater New York Irish Athletic Association", ...
who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
. He was born in
Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Wheaton, Illinois. In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 110 metre hurdles competition.


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Edwin Pritchard's profile at Sports Reference.comWinged Fist OrganizationEdwin Pritchard at FindAGrave
1889 births 1976 deaths American male hurdlers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{US-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub