William Frank

Who was William Frank?

William Gottlieb Frank was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. Frank was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the Twenty-Second Regiment of the New York National Guard. Frank was also a police officer assigned to the New York City Police Department's 74th Precinct.

Competing as a member of the New York National Guard, Twenty-second Regiment, Frank won the 3-mile race for the championship of the Military Athletic League in 1905.

He competed for the United States in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the 5 mile race and the Marathon, where he came in third place, winning the bronze medal.