Athlete Daniel Frank

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was Jewish.

Daniel Frank

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Gordon Frank
Born	(1882-01-04)January 4, 1882 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	March 20, 1965(1965-03-20) (aged 83) New York, New York
Sport
Club	New West Side Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	long jump 7.3 meters 23 ft. 11 in. (1904)
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1904 St Louis Long jump

He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the Long Jump where he won the silver medal. Frank, who competed as a member of the New West Side Athletic Club in New York City took second winning the silver medal with a leap of 6.89 meters or 22' 7 3/4". Frank finished second to fellow Jewish American, Myer Prinstein, who set the Olympic record with a jump of 24'1" or 7.34 meters. In recent prior competition, Prinstein had lost to Frank.

In the 1904 Olympics, Frank also competed in the 440 and 5 Mile run but did not medal.

In 1904, prior to the Olympics, Frank defeated Prinstein in the long jump at the New York AAU Championships with a personal best jump of 23'11-1/2".

Frank died on March 20, 1965, in New York.

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