Albert Venn

Albert Venn
Personal information
Born	September 24, 1867
Died	August 2, 1908 (aged 40)
Sport
Medal record
Men's lacrosse
Representing United States
Olympic Games

Albert H. Venn (September 24, 1867 – August 2, 1908)^[1] was an American lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was a member of the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association which won the silver medal in the lacrosse tournament.^[2] They lost in the final to the Winnipeg Shamrocks.^[3]

A native of Detriot, Michigan, Venn lived in St. Louis and was an inspector of roads and sidewalks for a short while before joining the lacrosse team.^[1]

Venn committed suicide by hanging in 1908.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Albert Venn at Olympedia
↑ Nauright, John (2012-04-06). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.
↑ Matthews, George R. (2005-07-22). America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games of 1904. University of Missouri Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-8262-6475-6.

External links

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Venn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Albert Venn at Olympedia

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[Olympedia-1] 1 2 3 Albert Venn at Olympedia

[2] Nauright, John (2012-04-06). Sports around the World: History, Culture, and Practice [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9.

[3] Matthews, George R. (2005-07-22). America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games of 1904. University of Missouri Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-8262-6475-6.

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