Donald Lippincott
Donald Lippincott at the 1912 Olympics
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Born |
November 16, 1893 Philadelphia, United States |
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| Died | January 9, 1962 (aged 68) Philadelphia, United States |
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) / 5' 10" | |||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg / 159 lb | |||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | |||||||||
| College team | Penn Quakers | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m – 10.6 s, WR (1912) 100 y – 9.6 s, WR (1913) 200 m – 21.8 s (1912) 220 y – 21.2 s, WR= straight track (1913) 4×440y – 3:18.0, WR (1915) |
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Donald Fithian "Don" Lippincott (November 16, 1893 – January 9, 1963) was an American athlete who competed in the sprint events.
He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in , Sweden where he finished third in the 100 m and second in the 200 m.
Lippincott was the first record holder over 100 meters as recognised by the IAAF (then the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations). He set the world record in a heat of 100 m at the 1912 Olympics.
Lippincott was a scion of a wealthy Philadelphia family., the son of Alfonse Fithian Lippincott (1855-1925). He was a pupil at the Episcopal Academy, before attending the University of Pennsylvania.
Lippincott was a successful student athlete at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1913, he equalled the world record for the 100 yards at 9.6 s and equalled Ralph Craig's record for 220 y (straight track) at 21.2 s. He also, in 1915, was a member of the Penn 4×440 y relay team that set a new world record of 3:18.0.
Lippincott also had a time recorded for 440 y of 48.0 s and, though this is a suspect timing, he was without doubt a talented performer over this distance.
During his time at university, Lippincott was a member of the varsity track team that was the dominant force in college track and field at the time, winning 3 Intercollegiate association of Amateur Athletics of America (IC4A) championships in 4 years in the period 1910–13. The team was coached by Mike Murphy who died in 1913. It is said Lippincott ran the 220 y in world record time to guarantee Murphy his last championship. In 1915, Lippincott was named captain of the track team.
Lippincott also did well in other areas of student life. He was a member of:
As a student athlete, he also acted as:
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