William Garcia

{{Short description|American long-distance runner (1877–1951)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = William Garcia | nationality = American | sport = Long-distance running | event = Marathon | birth_name = William Rosenbir Garcia | birth_date = {{birth date|1877|3|28}} | birth_place = Oakland, California | death_date = {{death date and age|1951|8|12|1877|3|28}} | death_place = }}

'''William Rosenbir Garcia''' (March 28, 1877 – August 12, 1951) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=OlyMADMen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78437 |title=William Garcia |website=Olympedia |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

In 1904, he did not finish the marathon competition.<ref>{{cite book |author-link=David Wallechinsky |last=Wallechinsky |first=David |title=The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics |edition=Sydney 2000 |page=71 |publisher=Overlook Press |year=2000 |isbn=1-58567-046-4}}</ref> He made it {{convert|19|mi}} before he started coughing up blood on the side of the street. If a passing bystander had not found him, Garcia may have died.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

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==External links== *[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath03usm.html List of American athletes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224051955/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath03usm.html |date=2007-02-24 }} *{{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, William}} Category:1877 births Category:1951 deaths Category:American men marathon runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Category:Track and field athletes from Oakland, California Category:20th-century American sportsmen