Back ألفاه ماير Arabic الفاه ماير ARZ Alvah Meyer Catalan Alvah Meyer German Alvah Meyer Spanish الوه میر Persian Alvah Meyer Finnish Alvah Meyer French אלווה מאייר HE Alvah Meyer Italian
 Alvah Meyer in 1912 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 18, 1888 New York City, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | December 19, 1939 (aged 51) Tucson, Arizona, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Track sprinter | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100m, 200m | |||||||||||
| Club | I-AAC, Queens | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100m – 10.7 seconds (1912) 200 – 21.7 seconds (1912) | |||||||||||
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Alvah T. Meyer (July 18, 1888 – December 19, 1939) was an American sprint runner. He was a Jewish[1] member of the Irish American Athletic Club, which also included Abel Kiviat and Myer Prinstein.
He was born in New York City on July 18, 1888. Showing great promise prior to the 1912 Olympics, he won the AAU indoor 60y in 1911 and the 220 y outdoor in 1912.[2]
- ^ Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-1-903900-87-1.
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