George Bowker Underwood (November 4, 1884 – August 28, 1943) was an American

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who competed in the

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. He competed for the United States in the

held in

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in the 4 mile team where he won the gold medal with his teammates Arthur Newton,

Paul Pilgrim Paul Henry Pilgrim (October 26, 1883 – January 8, 1958) was an American runner. He competed at the 1904, 1906 and 1908 Olympics and won three gold medals in 1904 and 1906. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, Pilgrim failed to complete the 400 m and ...

, Howard Valentine and David Munson. Underwood also finished fourth in the 800 metres competition and participated in the 400 metres event where his result is unknown.

References

External links

George Underwood at databaseOlympics.com
1884 births 1943 deaths American male long-distance runners Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub