Birth Date: | July 30, 1895 |
Birth Place: | Gütenbach, Germany |
Death Date: | August 11, 1984 (aged 89) |
Death Place: | West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States |
Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
Weight: | 59kg (130lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 10,000 m |
Club: | Dorchester Athletic Club |
Pb: | 10,000 m – 32:05.2 (1919). |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Frederick William Faller (July 30, 1895 – August 11, 1984) was an American long-distance runner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished eighth in the 10,000 m, 15th in the individual cross-country and fourth in the team cross-country event.[2] 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.[3] Faller's AAU record held for 25 years.[4]
He was inducted to the Road Runners Club of America's American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1972.[5]
He was also a watchmaker and one of Johnny Kelley's advisors.