Albert Richard "Whitey" Michelsen (December 16, 1893 – July 7, 1964) was an American long-distance runner who is recognized as having set a world's best in the

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on October 12, 1925, with a time of 2:29:01 at the inaugural Port Chester Marathon in

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. According to the

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, Michelsen held this record until Fusashige Suzuki posted a 2:27:49 performance in

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on March 31, 1935. Michelsen represented the United States in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where he finished 9th, as well as the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he finished 7th. Michelsen again won the Portchester Marathon in 1927. Around that time, he was a

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from

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Notes

His Grandma was from Germany

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Brief obituary in ''The Eugene Register-Guard''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Michelsen, Albert 1893 births 1964 deaths World record setters in athletics (track and field) American male marathon runners American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen