Fred Faller

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrederick William "Fred"•Faller
Used nameFred•Faller
Born30 July 1895 in Gütenbach, Baden-Württemberg (GER)
Died11 August 1984 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsDorchester Club, Dorchester (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Fred Faller won the AAU 10 mile championship and cross-country titles in 1919-20. He ran for the Dorchester Club. Faller was born in Germany but came to the US at 2-years-old with his parents. His winning time of about 52 minutes in the 1919 AAU race was considered a US record for almost 40 years. Faller coached Boston Marathon legend John A. Kelley.

Faller was later a President of the New England Chapter of USA Olympians. He was a watchmaker who worked for a number of years with the Bigelow-Kennard Company of Boston, but then started his own watch business in Roslindale Square.

Personal Best: 10000 – 32:05.2 (1919).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Fred Faller
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) 8
Cross-Country, Individual, Men (Olympic) 15
Cross-Country, Team, Men (Olympic) United States 4