Thaddeus Rutter Shideler (October 17, 1883 – June 22, 1966) was an American
hurdler who competed in the early twentieth century. He competed in
athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a
silver medal
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in the
110 meters hurdles.
Fred Schule
Frederick William Schule (September 27, 1879 – September 14, 1962) was an American track and field athlete, football player, athletic coach, teacher, bacteriologist, and engineer. He competed for the track and field teams at the University ...
won the
gold medal.
Competing for
Indiana University
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, Shideler held an unofficial
world record
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set a month before the
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended ...
with a time of 15.0 seconds in the 100 meters hurdle. The watch of one of the three timers failed to start costing Shideler official verification for the mark.
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1883 births
1966 deaths
American male hurdlers
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing
Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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