Louis Childs Madeira III (February 5, 1892 – March 20, 1943) 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

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. In 1912, he participated in the 1500 metres competition and qualified for the final. His exact result is unknown, but he finished between ninth and 14th place. Madeira's success in track at the University of Pennsylvania is honored on the medal for the Penn Relays. His likeness is the second athlete meeting Benjamin Franklin.

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list of American athletes
* 1892 births 1943 deaths University of Pennsylvania people American male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub