Tell Berna

Tell Schirnding Berna (July 24, 1891 – April 5, 1975) was an American middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]

Tell Berna
Personal information
BornJuly 24, 1891
Pelham Manor, New York, United States
DiedApril 5, 1975 (aged 83)
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
ClubCornell Big Red, Ithaca
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm 3000 m team

His 1912 American record at two miles stood for twenty years. He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 3000 metre team where he won the gold medal with his team mates Norman Taber and George Bonhag. He also finished fifth in the individual 5000 meters.

Berna graduated from Cornell University in 1912 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. After college, Berna had a career in the machine tool industry; in 1937 he became general secretary of the National Machine Tools Business Association, and he served in that post through World War II.[2] He was serving as general manager of the organization in 1950 when he contributed an article to American Affairs.[3]

References
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  1. "Tell Berna". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tell Berna". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. Berna, Tell (October 1950). "Strangling Our Machine Tools" (PDF). American Affairs. 12 (4): 219.


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