Frank Shorter, (born October 31, 1947, Munich, Germany), runner who turned the primary American in 64 years to win the Olympic marathon, incomes the gold medal on the 1972 Games in Munich, West Germany, the town of his start.
The son of an American military physician who was based mostly in Germany after World War II, Shorter had early success with working. After profitable the National Collegiate Athletic Association 6-mile run for Yale University in 1969, he received his first marathon in 1970 in São Paulo, Brazil. He adopted that with a double victory within the 1971 Pan American Games, profitable each the ten,000-metre run and the marathon.
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Shorter first competed within the 10,000 metres, inserting fifth, however was dominant within the marathon, ending 2 minutes forward of the sector in 2 hr 12 min 19.8 sec. His Olympic success was acknowledged with the Sullivan Award for one of the best American beginner athlete in 1972. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal he earned the silver medal when he was upset by Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany. Upon leaving aggressive racing, Shorter based a sportswear firm, was a tv sports activities commentator, and have become concerned in sports activities administration.