Abel Kiviat
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Abel Richard Kiviat was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner. He won a gold medal in the 3000m team race and a silver medal in the 1500m at the 1912 Sto
Kiviat in 1912
Kiviat in 1988
Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport. It became an official sport 70 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A game was played between the United Sta
Abel Kiviat
…disappointment of my life." In Stockholm, he also raced on the gold-medal US team in the 3000 m relay and competed for the US team in the exhibition baseball tournament. During the trip to Sweden in 1912, he was cabin mates with Jim Thorpe, a much renowned Native American athlete. After serving on the front…
Sweden bats against the U.S. team
Jim Thorpe, pictured in 1913 with the New York Giants, played in the second exhibition game.