Lawrence Whitney
Whitney at the 1912 Olympics
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| Born | February 2, 1891 Millbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Died | April 24, 1941 (aged 50) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw, | |||||||||
| Club | Boston Athletic Association | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | SP – 14.64 m (1914) DT – 41.42 m (1913) |
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Lawrence Atwood "Larry" Whitney (February 2, 1891 – April 24, 1941) was an American athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the conventional shot put and placed fourth in the two-handed shot put and 20th in the discus throw. He also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament.
Besides athletics and baseball Whitney also competed in American football and basketball. He won the IC4A shot put title in 1913 and 1915, and retired from sports shortly after that.
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