David Curtiss Munson (May 19, 1884 – September 17, 1953) was an American athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the 4 mile team where he won the gold medal with his team mates Arthur Newton, George Underwood, Paul Pilgrim and Howard Valentine.

David Curtiss Munson

In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth. He also participated in the 2590 metre steeplechase competition where he finished sixth.

David Curtiss Munson

He won back-to-back one-mile run titles at the outdoor IC4A championships in 1904 and again in 1905, and set the world record in the mile-and-a-half run in Madison Square Garden in 1905.

David Curtiss Munson

Munson graduated from Cornell University in 1906 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. He was inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.

References

External links

David Munson at databaseOlympics.com

David Munson at Cornell University Athletics Hall of Fame

1884 births

1953 deaths

American male middle-distance runners

American male long-distance runners

American male steeplechase runners

Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field

Cornell University alumni

Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics