Frederick William Faller (July 30, 1895 – August 11, 1984) was an American long-distance runner who competed at the

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. He finished eighth in the 10,000 m, 15th in the individual cross-country and fourth in the team cross-country event. Faller won the AAU 10 mile and cross-country titles in 1919–20, and finished second in the 10 mile race at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games. Faller's AAU record held for 25 years. He was inducted to the Road Runners Club of America's American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also a

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and one of

Johnny Kelley John Adelbert Kelley (September 6, 1907 – October 6, 2004) was an American long-distance runner who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1936 and 1948, and competed in the Boston Marathon over 50 times, winning in 19 ...

's advisors.

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1895 births 1984 deaths People from Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Athletes from Freiburg (region) Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic cross country runners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub