Garnett Wikoff

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGarnett Merrill•Wikoff
Used nameGarnett•Wikoff
Born12 November 1886 in Thornville, Ohio (USA)
Died5 November 1959 in Napa, California (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsThe Ohio State Buckeyes, Columbus (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Garnett Wikoff won the 1912 Central Olympic Trial to make the Olympic Team. He competed for The Ohio State University, and was, with Clement Cooke, the first varsity Buckeye athlete to make the Olympics. Wikoff was captain of the Ohio State track team as a senior. He had been ineligible as a junior because he had competed for the Cleveland AC. After the 1912 Olympics, Wikoff settled in California. He was with the US Army engineers in World War I and eventually died in San Mateo, California.

Personal Best: 5000 – 15:37.2 (1912).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Garnett Wikoff
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) AC h3 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS