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Penn Relays

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Fred Tootell

Fred Tootell

  • Class
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
Bowdoin 1923

Tootell competed only once at the Penn Relays, but made the most of his appearance with a Carnival record hammer throw of 174-5, a mark which lasted until 1940. When he set the meet record, Tootell became the 7th-farthest thrower in world history, and only he threw farther than that in the world that year. One year later, Tootell won the Olympic Games in his last season of competition before retiring to the coaching ranks.
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