Chuck Mellor

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCharles Lawrence "Chuck"•Mellor
Used nameChuck•Mellor
Born27 December 1893 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Died11 February 1962
Measurements175 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsMohawk AC, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Chuck Mellor twice ran the Olympic marathon for the United States. He made the 1920 Olympic Team by winning a short-course qualifier at the Detroit marathon. In 1924, he finished second at the Boston Marathon to make the team. Mellor came back in 1925 to win the Boston Marathon. He also finished second in that race in 1921.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-30:04 (1920).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Chuck Mellor
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 12
1924 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Chuck Mellor
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 25