Frederick Graham Moloney (August 4, 1882 in

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– December 24, 1941 in

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) was an American

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who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the

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and won a

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with a time of 15.6 seconds.

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took silver with a time of 15.5 seconds. Moloney also competed in the 100 metres event, placing second in his first-round heat, third in his semifinal, and in the bottom half of the repechage to finish between 7th and 9th overall. In the 200 metre hurdles, he finished third in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. His brother

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also competed in the 1900 Olympics.

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

. * 1882 births 1941 deaths American male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics People from Ottawa, Illinois Track and field athletes from Illinois University of Chicago alumni {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub