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American long-distance runner
William Kramer
Full name William Jacob Kramer Nationality American Born (1884-01-23 ) January 23, 1884Melville, Suffolk, New York, United States Died February 29, 1964(1964-02-29) (aged 80)New York, New York, United States Sport Long-distance running Event 10,000 metres
William Jacob Kramer (January 23, 1884 – February 29, 1964), also known as Willie Kramer , was an American long-distance runner .[ 1] men's 10,000 metres at the 1912 Summer Olympics .[ 2]
Kramer's first major victory was at the 1909 USA Cross Country Championships . He won one USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships title in the 5-mile in 1910, and he then went on to repeat as cross country champion in 1911 and 1912. At the 1913 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships , Kramer won the two miles in a time of 9:191 ⁄5 [ 3] [ 4]
In his personal life, Kramer was a plumber .[ 3]
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1 : In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championshipsOT : The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .Distance : Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1899: Alec Grant 1900: Alec Grant 1901: Alec Grant 1903: Alec Grant 1904: George Bonhag 1905: George Bonhag 1906 : George Bonhag 1907 : George Bonhag 1908 : Mike Driscoll 1909 : Mike Driscoll 1910 : Joseph Monument 1911 : George Bonhag 1913 : William Kramer 1914 : Harry Smith 1915 : Michael Devaney 1916 : Joie Ray 1917 : John Ryan 1918 : Edward Garvey 1919 : Gordon Nightingale 1920 : Harry Helm 1921 : Max Bohland 1922 : John Romig 1923 : Joie Ray 1924 : Joie Ray 1925 : Paavo Nurmi (FIN ) , Harold Kennedy (2nd)1926 : William Goodwin 1927 : William Goodwin 1928 : Leo Lermond 1929 : Edvin Wide (SWE ) , Robert Dalrymple (2nd)1930 : Joe McCluskey 1931 : Leo Lermond 1932 : George Lermond 1933 : George Lermond 1934 : John Follows 1935 : John Follows 1936 : Norm Bright 1937 : Norm Bright 1938 : Don Lash 1939 : Don Lash 1940 : Greg Rice 1941 : Greg Rice 1942 : Greg Rice 1943 : Greg Rice 1944 : Oliver Hunter 1945 : Forest Efaw 1946 : Forest Efaw 1947 : Curt Stone 1948 : Curt Stone 1949 : Gaston Reiff (BEL ) , Fred Wilt (3rd)1950 : Curt Stone 1951 : Curt Stone 1952 : Horace Ashenfelter 1953 : Horace Ashenfelter 1954 : Horace Ashenfelter 1955 : Horace Ashenfelter 1956 : Horace Ashenfelter 1957 : John Macy (POL ) , Alex Breckenridge (2nd)1958 : Veliša Mugoša (YUG ) , John Macy (2nd)1959 : Bill Dellinger 1960 : Al Lawrence (AUS ) , Lew Stieglitz (2nd)1961 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , John Macy (3rd)1962 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , Jared Nourse (4th)1963 : Michel Bernard (FRA ) , Bob Schul (2nd)1964 : Ron Clarke (AUS ) , Pete McArdle (2nd)1965 : Billy Mills 1966 : Lajos Mecser (HUN ) , Tracy Smith (2nd)1967 : Tracy Smith 1968 : George Young 1969 : George Young 1970 : Art DuLong 1971 : Frank Shorter 1972 : Emiel Puttemans (BEL ) , Leonard Hilton (2nd)1973 : Tracy Smith 1974 : Dick Tayler (NZL ) , Frank Shorter (2nd)1975 : Miruts Yifter (ETH ) , Pat Manders (3rd)1976 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Greg Fredericks (2nd)1977 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Garry Bjorklund (3rd)1978 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)1979 : Marty Liquori 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes * Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014
