Richard Leslie Byrd (May 16, 1892 – June 20, 1958) was an American

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and

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player who won the silver medal in the discus throw at the

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. He finished fourth in the

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, eighth in the

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and 17th in the two handed discus throw event. At the same Olympics he also was a member of

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which competed in a single baseball match held as

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References

External links

Richard Byrd's profile at Sports Reference.comRichard Byrd's profile at Find-a-Grave
1892 births 1958 deaths People from Sullivan County, Indiana American male discus throwers Baseball players from Indiana Baseball players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for the United States Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub