He won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the marathon and the silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the marathon. He also won the Fukuoka Marathon in 1971 and the Boston Marathon in 1972.
Frank Shorter is an American long-distance runner who was born in Munich in 1947. He is credited with starting the running boom in the U.S. in the 1970s and has a net worth of $1.1 million. He won two Olympic medals, a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics marathon and a silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics marathon. He also won the Fukuoka Marathon in 1971 and the Boston Marathon in 1972.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $1.1 Million (2024)
About
American long-distance runner who was credited with starting the running boom in the U.S. in the 1970s. He won two Olympics medals.
Before Fame
He graduated from Yale and later earned his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville.
Trivia
He won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Family Life
He was born to Samuel Shorter, a U.S. Army physician.
Associated With
He and Evelyn Ashford have both won medals for the United States in running events.
