Frank Holmes

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrancis LeRoy "Frank"•Holmes
Used nameFrank•Holmes
Born23 January 1885 in Wilmington, North Carolina (USA)
Died14 February 1980 in Sherman Oaks, California (USA)
Measurements180 cm / 66 kg
NOC United States

Biography

Frank Holmes competed for the University of Chicago and the Chicago AA. He was one of the first US athletes of mixed ethnicity, having been born to a Brazilian father and French mother. He later became a portrait, commercial, and design artist.

Personal Bests: sHJ – 1.525 (5-0) (1908); sLJ – 3.10 (10-2¼) (1908); TJ – 13.56 (44-5¾) (1912).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Frank Holmes
Standing High Jump, Men (Olympic) 4
Standing Long Jump, Men (Olympic) =6