William Rosenbir Garcia (March 28, 1877 – August 12, 1951) was an American

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who competed in the

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. In 1904, he did not finish the marathon competition.

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. ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: Sydney 2000 Edition'', p. 71. ''

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'', 2000. . He made it 19 miles before he started coughing up blood on the side of the street. If a passing bystander hadn't found him, Garcia may have died.

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1877 births 1951 deaths American male marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from Oakland, California 20th-century American people {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub