Lesley Ashburner
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1904 St Louis | 110 metre hurdles |
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Lesley Ashburner (October 2, 1883 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 12, 1950 in Bethesda, Maryland) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles.[1]
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the Bronze medal.
Ashburner graduated from Cornell University in 1906, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
After athletics he worked as a civil engineer. He died at his home in Bethesda, Md., and was survived by his wife, Nancy Miley, and a daughter, Roberta.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lesley Ashburner". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Lesley Ashburner, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 14, 1950
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Categories:
- 1883 births
- 1950 deaths
- Track and field athletes from Philadelphia
- American male hurdlers
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Cornell Big Red men's track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs