Walter Tewksbury
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Walter Beardsley Tewksbury (March 21, 1876 – April 24, 1968) was an American track and field athlete.
He took five gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics, including two gold medals. Tewksbury, a native of Ashley, Pennsylvania, studied for a dental degree at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1899.
He competed for the university team in the 110 and 220 years between 1898 and 1899. He came from Paris in 1899 to compete in the Olympic Games.
Tewksbury took part in five events, but others from fellow Penn undergraduate Alvin Kraenzlein had a strong competition.
Tewksbury set a new world record in the semi-finals but came second second in the final to Frank Jarvis.
In the 60 meter races the following day, he took his second place, behind Kraenzlein in the 60 m, before heading to the 400 meters. This event had presumably never been contested in the United States at the time, but Tewksbury defeated the local favorite in the 400 meters hurdles title with a convincing win.
The run was very different from previous years, with telephone poles laying over the track, and a water barrier in the final hurdles.
He came third in the 200 m hurdles final (with Kraenzlein winning).
A week later, Tewksbury claimed his second individual Olympic gold in the 200m event, finishing right ahead of Norman Pritchard of India. In 1913, Tewksbury moved from sports to opening a dental office in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.
On April 24, 1968, he died there.