Sherman George Landers (March 24, 1898 – May 15, 1994) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was born in

Oregon, Illinois Oregon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,721 in 2010.U.S. Census BureaPopulation, Age, Sex, Race, Households/ref> History The land Oregon, Illinois was founded on was previously hel ...

and died in

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. In 1920 he finished fifth in the triple jump competition. Landers-Loomis Field at Oregon High School in Oregon, Illinois, is named in part for him, and for his Oregon and Olympic teammate

Frank Loomis Frank Farmer Loomis Jr. (August 22, 1896 – April 4, 1971) was an American Athletics (sport), athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. His brother, Jo Gilbert Loomis, was a substitute sprinter at the same Oly ...

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Landers-Loomis Field History
1898 births 1994 deaths People from Oregon, Illinois Sportspeople from the Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois American male triple jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{US-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub