Abel Kiviat
Kiviat in 1912 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Abel Richard Kiviat | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 23, 1892 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 24, 1991 (aged 99) Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Isabelle | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Middle distance track | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | I-AAC, Queens | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:54.1 (1910) 1500 m – 3:55.8 (1912) 5000 m – 15:06.4 (1912) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abel Richard Kiviat (June 23, 1892 – August 24, 1991) was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal in the 3000m team race and a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was the oldest living American Olympic medalist at the time of his death. He competed for and coached the Irish American Athletic Club, and was later a member of the New York Athletic Club.