Herbert Lawrence Trube (September 3, 1886 – July 13, 1959) 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 3 mile team where he won the silver medal with his teammates

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and

George Bonhag George Valentine Bonhag (January 31, 1882 – October 30, 1960) was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department. He competed in distance events, both racewalking and running, at t ...

. He also participated in the five miles competition and was eliminated in the first round after being unable to finish his run. Trube graduated from

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in 1908, where he was also a member of the

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society.

References

External links

Herbert Trube at databaseOlympics.com
1886 births 1959 deaths American male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Cornell University alumni Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub