John Furla

John Furla (August 15, 1870 May 31, 1938) was a Greek-American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

In 1904 he was thirteenth in marathon competition.

Furla, a St. Louis resident who sold fruit at the World's Fair, later owned the city's largest fruit wholesale company.[1]

References

  1. Holleman, Joe (May 14, 2016). "Spotlight: Lone marker notes 1904 Olympic marathon route, but who put it up?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 20, 2018.



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