Walter Edwin Drumheller (November 9, 1878 in

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– May 18, 1958 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania) was an American

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who competed at the

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. Drumheller competed in the

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. He placed fifth in his first-round (semifinals) heat and did not advance to the final. Similarly, he placed sixth or seventh in the first round semifinals of the

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and did not advance to the final.

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* * De Wael, Herman
''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Athletics 1900".
Accessed 18 March 2006. * 1878 births 1958 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States American male sprinters People from Sunbury, Pennsylvania Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania Penn Quakers men's track and field athletes 19th-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub