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Abel Richard Kiviat (June 23, 1892 – August 24, 1991) was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal in the 3000m team race, and a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was the oldest living American Olympic medalist at the time of his death.
Abel Kiviat (Estados Unidos, 23 de junio de 1892-24 de agosto de 1991) fue un atleta estadounidense, especialista en la prueba de 3000 m por equipo en la que llegó a ser campeón olímpico en 1912. [ 1 ]
Kiviat became one of the greatest indoor runners of all time and, despite his casual training methods and his inelegant bow-legged running style, he was also a record-breaker outdoors. Indoors, he won the AAU 600 y twice and the 1,000 y three times; at the outdoor championships he won the mile in 1911, 1912, and 1914.
26 de ago. de 1991 · Abel Kiviat, a former world-recordholder in the 1,500-meter run who won a silver medal in the 1912 Olympics, died Saturday afternoon at his home in Lakehurst, N.J. He was 99 years old.
24 de ago. de 1991 · During his build-up for the 1912 Olympics he set three 1,500 m world records in 13 days, culminating with a mark of 3:55.8 at the Olympic Trials when he continued on to the mile post, where he was clocked in 4:15.6, which was only 0.2 seconds outside the world record.
Kiviat became one of the greatest indoor runners of all time and, despite his casual training methods and his inelegant bow-legged running style, he was also a record-breaker outdoors. Indoors, he won the AAU 600 y twice and the 1,000 y three times; at the outdoor championships he won the mile in 1911, 1912, and 1914.
Abel Kiviat was one of the greatest middle distance runners in the world prior to World War I. At one point, he simultaneously held the world indoor bests in the 600, 1,000 and one mile, the only person in history ever to accomplish that feat.
