Henry Berry Slack (March 31, 1877 in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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– July 18, 1928 in
San Francisco, California
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) was an American
track and field athlete
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who competed at the
1900 Summer Olympics
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in
Paris
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, France.
Slack competed in the
100 metres event, placing third in his quarterfinal heat to be eliminated in the first round. He was similarly eliminated in the first round (this time, the semifinals) of the
400 metres
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References
External links
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* De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically a
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
American male sprinters
Track and field athletes from Chicago
1877 births
1928 deaths
Chicago Maroons men's track and field athletes
19th-century American sportsmen
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