Arthur Woodbury Sager (July 4, 1904 – January 17, 2000) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. He was born in

Gardiner, Maine Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accredit ...

, and died in

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. He worked at the

Governor Dummer Academy The Governor's Academy (informally known as Governor's or Govs) is a co-educational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Byfield, Massachusetts. Established in 1763 in memory of Massachusetts governor William Dummer, Governor's is th ...

and wrote a book called ''Speak Your Way to Success''. In 1928, he finished tenth in the javelin throw competition. He is the maternal grandfather of

Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...

and

Rachael MacFarlane Rachael Ann MacFarlane (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress. Her voice credits include Hayley Smith on the animated television show ''American Dad!'', the creator of which, Seth MacFarlane, is her older brother; Supreme Leader Nu ...

References

* 1904 births 2000 deaths American male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States People from Gardiner, Maine Sportspeople from Kennebec County, Maine Track and field athletes from Maine 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-javelinthrow-athletics-bio-stub