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American long-distance runner

George Lermond
Personal information
Birth name	George William Lermond
Nationality	American
Born	(1904-11-29)November 29, 1904 Nahant, Massachusetts
Died	July 6, 1940(1940-07-06) (aged 35) La Plata, Maryland
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	5000 metres

George William Lermond (November 29, 1904 – July 6, 1940) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. A captain in the United States Army, he died in 1940 attempting to save his son in a house fire. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, after President Franklin Roosevelt gave his permission.

References

"George Lermond". Olympedia. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Lermond Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "This is Your America". Veteran Scribe. November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "Burial Detail". Arlington National Cemetery. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

External links

George Lermond at Olympedia

v t e 1924 USA Olympic track and field team
Track/road/cross country athletes	Karl Anderson Verne Booth Chester Bowman Charles Brookins Ray Buker William Churchill Louis Clarke (r) Commodore Cochran (r) Jimmy Connolly (t) Chan Coulter Bill Cox (t) Clarence DeMar Mike Devaney Ray Dodge Rilus Doolittle Schuyler Enck August Fager Horatio Fitch Charles Foster John Gray George Guthrie Lloyd Hahn Alan Helffrich (r) James Henigan George Hill Harry Hinkel Frank Hussey (r) Earl Johnson Pitch Johnson Wayne Johnson Dan Kinsey Edward Kirby (t) Leo Larrivee (t) Al LeConey (r) George Lermond Oliver MacDonald (r) Charles Mellor Loren Murchison Bayes Norton Charley Paddock Russell Payne Harold Phelps Joie Ray (t) Bill Richardson Marvin Rick Ivan Riley Ray Robertson John Romig Jackson Scholz William Spencer William Stevenson (r) Arthur Studenroth John Coard Taylor Morgan Taylor Willard Tibbetts (t) Ray Watson John Watters Frank Wendling Ralph Williams Eric Wilson Frank Zuna
Field/combined event athletes	Norman Anderson Otto Anderson Clifford Argue Lee Barnes Jim Brooker Leroy Brown William Comins Harry Frieda Ned Gourdin Glenn Graham Merwin Graham Brutus Hamilton Glenn Hartranft Ralph Hills Bud Houser DeHart Hubbard Robert Juday Mort Kaer Robert LeGendre Tom Lieb James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant William Neufeld Emerson Norton Gene Oberst Harold Osborn Tom Poor Gus Pope Lee Priester Albert Rose Ralph Spearow Fred Tootell Homer Whelchel Earle Wilson
Coaches and trainers	Lawson Robertson (head track coach) Walter Christie (head field coach) Eddie Farrell (assistant coach) Bill Hayward (assistant coach) Harry Hillman (assistant coach) Tom Keane (assistant coach) Jack Magee (assistant coach) Amos Alonzo Stagg (assistant coach) Eugene Vidal (assistant coach) Michael J. Ryan (marathon trainer)

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–79: Not held
1879–1888 NAAAA	1880: James Gifford 1881: W. C. Davies 1882–83: Tom Delaney 1884: Geo. Stonebridge 1885: Peter Skillman 1886–87: Edward Carter 1888: Thomas Conneff
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–91: Thomas Conneff 1892–93: William Day 1894: Charles Bean 1899: Alex Grant 1900: Arthur Newton 1901: Frank Kanahy 1902: Alex Grant 1903: Not held 1904: John Joyce 1905: Frank Verner 1906: Wm. Nelson 1907: John Daly 1908: Fred Bellars 1909: Harry McLean 1910: William Kramer 1911: George Bonhag 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * H. E. Weeks 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Oliver Millard 1916: Joie Ray 1917–19: Charles Pores 1920: Not held 1921–23: Earle Johnson 1924: Ilmar Prim 1925: George Lermond 1926: Phillip Osif 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne 1928: Joie Ray 1929-31: Lou Gregory 1932: Tom Ottey 1933: Lou Gregory 1934: Eino Pentti 1935: Tom Ottey 1936: Don Lash 1937–38: Eino Pentti 1939: Lou Gregory 1940: Don Lash 1941: Lou Gregory 1942: Joe McCluskey 1943: Lou Gregory 1944: Norm Bright 1945: Ted Vogel 1946–48: Edward O'Toole 1949: Fred Wilt 1950: Horace Ashenfelter 1951–54: Curt Stone 1955: Dick Hart 1956: Max Truex 1957: Doug Kyle 1958: John Macy 1959: 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex 1961: John Gutknecht 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle 1963–64: Peter McArdle 1965: Billy Mills 1966: Tracy Smith 1967: Van Nelson 1968: Tracy Smith 1969–70: Jack Bacheler 1971: Frank Shorter 1972: Greg Fredericks 1973: Gordon Minty (GBR) * Ted Castaneda 1974–75: Frank Shorter 1976: Ed Leddy 1977: Frank Shorter 1978–79: Craig Virgin 1980: Rodolfo Gómez Garry Bjorklund
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Alberto Salazar 1982: Craig Virgin 1983: Alberto Salazar 1984: Jon Sinclair 1985: Bruce Bickford 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski 1988: Steve Taylor 1989: Pat Porter 1990: Steve Plasencia 1991: Shannon Butler 1992: Todd Williams
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Todd Williams 1994: Tom Ansberry 1995–96: Todd Williams 1997: Michael Mykytok 1998: Dan Browne 1999: Alan Culpepper 2000: Meb Keflezighi 2001: Abdi Abdirahman 2002: Meb Keflezighi 2003: Alan Culpepper 2004: Meb Keflezighi 2005: Abdi Abdirahman 2006: Jorge Torres 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman 2009–16: Galen Rupp 2017: Hassan Mead 2018–19: Lopez Lomong 2021: Woody Kincaid 2022: Joe Klecker 2023: Woody Kincaid 2024: Grant Fisher
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 3000 m (5000 m, 2 miles, 3 miles)
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1899: Alec Grant 1900: Alec Grant 1901: Alec Grant 1903: Alec Grant 1904: George Bonhag 1905: George Bonhag 1906: George Bonhag 1907: George Bonhag 1908: Mike Driscoll 1909: Mike Driscoll 1910: Joseph Monument 1911: George Bonhag 1913: William Kramer 1914: Harry Smith 1915: Michael Devaney 1916: Joie Ray 1917: John Ryan 1918: Edward Garvey 1919: Gordon Nightingale 1920: Harry Helm 1921: Max Bohland 1922: John Romig 1923: Joie Ray 1924: Joie Ray 1925: Paavo Nurmi (FIN), Harold Kennedy (2nd) 1926: William Goodwin 1927: William Goodwin 1928: Leo Lermond 1929: Edvin Wide (SWE), Robert Dalrymple (2nd) 1930: Joe McCluskey 1931: Leo Lermond 1932: George Lermond 1933: George Lermond 1934: John Follows 1935: John Follows 1936: Norm Bright 1937: Norm Bright 1938: Don Lash 1939: Don Lash 1940: Greg Rice 1941: Greg Rice 1942: Greg Rice 1943: Greg Rice 1944: Oliver Hunter 1945: Forest Efaw 1946: Forest Efaw 1947: Curt Stone 1948: Curt Stone 1949: Gaston Reiff (BEL), Fred Wilt (3rd) 1950: Curt Stone 1951: Curt Stone 1952: Horace Ashenfelter 1953: Horace Ashenfelter 1954: Horace Ashenfelter 1955: Horace Ashenfelter 1956: Horace Ashenfelter 1957: John Macy (POL), Alex Breckenridge (2nd) 1958: Veliša Mugoša (YUG), John Macy (2nd) 1959: Bill Dellinger 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS), Lew Stieglitz (2nd) 1961: Bruce Kidd (CAN), John Macy (3rd) 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN), Jared Nourse (4th) 1963: Michel Bernard (FRA), Bob Schul (2nd) 1964: Ron Clarke (AUS), Pete McArdle (2nd) 1965: Billy Mills 1966: Lajos Mecser (HUN), Tracy Smith (2nd) 1967: Tracy Smith 1968: George Young 1969: George Young 1970: Art DuLong 1971: Frank Shorter 1972: Emiel Puttemans (BEL), Leonard Hilton (2nd) 1973: Tracy Smith 1974: Dick Tayler (NZL), Frank Shorter (2nd) 1975: Miruts Yifter (ETH), Pat Manders (3rd) 1976: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN), Greg Fredericks (2nd) 1977: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN), Garry Bjorklund (3rd) 1978: Suleiman Nyambui (TAN), Marty Liquori (2nd) 1979: Marty Liquori
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Bruce Bickford (3rd) 1981: Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Dick Buerkle (2nd) 1982: Paul Cummings 1983: Doug Padilla 1984: Doug Padilla 1985: Doug Padilla 1986: Doug Padilla 1987: Doug Padilla 1988: Jim Spivey 1989: Steve Scott 1990: Doug Padilla 1991: Terry Brahm 1992: Doug Padilla
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Joe Falcon 1994: Moses Kiptanui (KEN), Matt Giusto (2nd) 1995: Bob Kennedy 1996: Bob Kennedy 1997: Todd Williams 1998: Dan Browne 1999: Adam Goucher 2000: Ray Appenheimer 2001: Tim Broe 2002: Tim Broe 2003: Jonathon Riley 2004: Jonathon Riley 2005: Jonathon Riley 2006: Adam Goucher 2007: Matt Tegenkamp 2008: Matt Tegenkamp 2009: David Torrence 2010: Bernard Lagat 2011: Bernard Lagat 2012: Bernard Lagat 2013: Will Leer 2014: Bernard Lagat 2015: Ryan Hill 2016: Ryan Hill 2017: Paul Chelimo 2018: Paul Chelimo 2019: Drew Hunter 2020: Paul Chelimo 2022: Cole Hocker 2023: Sam Prakel 2024: Yared Nuguse
Notes	* Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014

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