Bill Agee

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Ashby "Bill"•Agee
Used nameBill•Agee
Born25 December 1905 in Richmond, Virginia (USA)
Died26 March 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
AffiliationsEmerywood Club
NOC United States

Biography

Bill Agee ran for the Emorywood Club and the Stonewall Democratic AC. He won the 1928 US Olympic Trial marathon in Baltimore, and also won marathons in Baltimore in 1929, 1930, and 1931. Agee was AAU Marathon Champion in 1939 and AAU 15 mile champion in 1929-31. Agee later committed suicide. He had been in poor health for several years, when he was found in his running car, with a hose connecting the exhaust to the interior of the car.

Personal Best: Marathon – 2-32:09 (1931).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Bill Agee
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 44

Special Notes