William Franklyn Verner (June 24, 1883 – July 1, 1966) was an American

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and middle-distance runner who competed in the early twentieth century. Verner was born in

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. He competed in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a

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in the

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in 4:06.8 behind James Lightbody, and a

with the US

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team in the four mile race. In the 2590 metre steeplechase competition he finished fourth and in the 800 metres event he finished sixth. He died in

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* 1883 births 1966 deaths American male middle-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub