Mel Sheppard

Mel Sheppard (born Sept. 5, 1884, Almonesson, N.J., U.S.—died Jan. 4, 1942, Queens, New York City) was an American middle-distance runner, the first to win two gold medals in individual events in the Olympic Games. Sheppard was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club of New York City. In 1906 and 1907 he set records for the 880-yard and 1,000-yard races. At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he won gold medals in the...