Frederick Pitt Alderman (June 24, 1905 – September 15, 1998) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the

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. He also won the

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Championships in and and

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Championships in in 1927.Fred Alderman
sports-reference.com At the 1928 Olympic trials Alderman set his personal best in the 400 m at 48.0 seconds, but did much worse at the Games, at estimated 49.4 s. He was a member of

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while at

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. In 1992, he was inducted into the initial class of the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame.MSU Athletics Hall of Fame official website
. Accessed Mar. 2011.

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American male sprinters 1905 births 1998 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Michigan State Spartans men's track and field athletes People from East Lansing, Michigan {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub