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Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (died 1925)

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Myer Prinstein

American track athlete

Myer Prinstein was a Poland-born American track and field athlete who held the world record for the long jump in 1900 and won four gold medals in three Olympic Games for the long jump and triple jump. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club in Queens, New York. A…
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