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}} James Edwin "Ted" Meredith (November 14, 1891 – November 2, 1957) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Meredith made the 1912 Olympic team while still in high school at Mercersburg Academy. In Stockholm, he won a gold medal in the 800 m run with a world record 1:51.9. He ran on to the mark and also set a world record for that distance, with a 1:52.5. He won another gold medal on the 4×400 m relay team, also taking fourth in the 400 metres competition. After Stockholm, Meredith entered the University of Pennsylvania. He was the IC4A champion from 1914 to 1916 and the champion in 1914 and 1915. He also won the AAU title in 1914 and 1915. In 1916, he set a world record in the of 47.4, which wasn't broken until 1928. At the same year he lowered his own world record to 1:52.2. Meredith retired from competition in 1917 and served in the army during World War I. He made a comeback for the 1920 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinal of the 400 metres competition and ran on the relay team that finished fourth in the 4×400 m relay event. After the second retiring from competition, he became a real estate broker. ==External links== *(profile ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ted Meredith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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