About Alvah Meyer
Lived 1888 – 1939 (aged 51). Alvah Meyer was an American athletics competitor and athlete.
Alvah T. Meyer (July 18, 1888 – December 19, 1939) was an American sprint runner. He was a Jewish member of the Irish American Athletic Club, which also included Abel Kiviat and Myer Prinstein.
He was born in New York City on July 18, 1888. Showing great promise prior to the 1912 Olympics, he won the AAU indoor 60y in 1911 and the 220 y outdoor in 1912.
In 1914, he set a world indoor record at 60 yards; in 1915, he set a world record at 330 yards.
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Who was Alvah Meyer?
athletics competitor (1888–1939)
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Alvah Meyer was born on 18 July 1888 in New York City.
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Alvah Meyer died on 19 December 1939 in Tucson.
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Alvah Meyer was an athletics competitor and athlete.
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Alvah Meyer was American.
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