Roland Adelbert Spitzer (September 21, 1885 – May 20, 1916)[1] was an American middle-distance runner.[2] He competed in the men's 3200 metres steeplechase at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3] Spitzer was the son of A.L. Spitzer, a millionaire from Toledo, Ohio. He attended Yale University where he achieved prominence as a runner and served as captain of the cross-country team. He was a member of the United States Olympic team in 1908 and graduated from Yale in 1909. He then served as the treasurer of the Spitzer Building Company. He developed a "stomach ailment" for which he sought treatment by the Mayo Brothers in Rochester, Minnesota. He died in 1916 at age 31.[4]
^"Roland Adelbert pitzer, B.A. 1909". Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University. 1911. pp. 156–157.
^"Roland Spitzer". Olympedia. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
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