William Russell van Horn (July 30, 1885 – March 11, 1970) was an American

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who competed in the early twentieth century. He was born in

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and died in

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. In 1904, van Horn won a bronze medal in lightweight class. In November 1905, the AAU disqualified the second placed Jack Egan from all AAU competitions and he had to return all his prizes. Therefore, van Horn moved up to silver.Sports Reference
November 1905 Egan disqualified

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External links

Russell van Horn at FindAGrave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horn, Russell 1885 births 1970 deaths Boxers from Pennsylvania Lightweight boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in boxing Place of birth missing People from Wickenburg, Arizona Sportspeople from Maricopa County, Arizona American male boxers Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics