- Byname of:
- James E. Meredith
- Born:
- Nov. 14, 1892, Chester Heights, Pa., U.S.
- Died:
- Nov. 2, 1957, Camden, N.J. (aged 64)
- Awards And Honors:
- Olympic Games
Ted Meredith
Ted Meredith (born Nov. 14, 1892, Chester Heights, Pa., U.S.βdied Nov. 2, 1957, Camden, N.J.) was an American middle-distance runner, a world-record holder in the 800-metre (1912β26), 440-yard (1916β31), and 880-yard (1912β26) races and as a team member in the 4 Γ 400-metre relay race (1912β24) and the 4 Γ 440-yard relay race (1915β28).
Meredith began his running career at Mercersburg (Pennsylvania) Academy and continued it at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). At the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, he won the gold medal in the 800-metre race, setting a world record of 1 min 51.9 sec, as well as a world record of 1 min 52.5 sec for the 880-yard race. He lowered the latter record to 1 min 52.2 sec in 1916.
Meredith served in the Aviation Section of the U.S. Signal Corps in World War I, wrote Middle Distance and Relay Racing (1924), and worked for the Internal Revenue Service.
