Thaddeus Shideler

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
1904 St. Louis 110 meters hurdles

Thaddeus "Thad" Rutter Shideler (October 17, 1883 June 22, 1966) was an American hurdler who competed in the early twentieth century. He competed in athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 110 meters hurdles. Fred Schule won the gold medal.

Competing for Indiana University, Shideler held an unofficial world record set a month before the 1904 Summer Olympics with a time of 15.0 seconds in the 100 meters hurdle. The watch of one of the three timers failed to start costing Shideler official verification for the mark.[1]

References

  1. Hammel, Bob; Klingelhoffer, Kit, eds. (1999). Glory of Old IU: 100 Years of Indiana Athletics. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 11. ISBN 9781582610689. Retrieved December 28, 2011.


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