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Categories: Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field, Track and field people from New Jersey, Former world record holders in athletics (track and field), American male middle-distance runners, People from Clayton, New Jersey
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Mel Sheppard  Melvin Sheppard  Melvin Whinfield Sheppard  Peerless Mel
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Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of four gold medals and one silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia
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Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of four gold medals and one silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia
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homo
COUNTRY FOR SPORT
United States
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United States
GIVEN NAME
Mel
OCCUPATION
lawyer
middle-distance running
athletics competitor
PARTICIPANT IN
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's medley relay
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
PLACE OF BIRTH
Deptford Township
PLACE OF BURIAL
New Jersey
PLACE OF DEATH
Queens
RECORD HELD
Men's 4 x 400 metres relay world record progression
SEX OR GENDER
male
SPORT
athletics
SPORTS DISCIPLINE COMPETED IN
middle-distance running
VICTORY
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's medley relay
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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Mel Sheppard
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Mel Sheppard
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Melvin Sheppard, Peerless Mel
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Melvin Whinfield Sheppard

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