Edward Bushnell

Edward Rogers Bushnell (December 5, 1876 - January 5, 1951) was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Early life and education He was born in Republican City, Nebraska, to Methodist missionaries. He attended Hastings College in Nebraska and transferred to the University of Pennsylvania at the beginning of his junior year in 1899. He competed in varsity track and Cross country running and served as captain of the Cross country running team his senior year. In 1900, he won the mile run at the Intercollegiate Championship. He worked as a campus correspondent for The Philadelphia Press. In 1901, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree and from Hastings College with a bachelor of arts degree.

Olympics Bushnell competed in the 800 metres and finished between fourth and sixth place. He finished third in the 2500 meter steeple chase which was considered a handicap event that year and not included in the official Olympic records.

He died in Moorestown, New Jersey, on January 5, 1951, and was interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.