Bern, Tell

Tell Schirnding Berna ( English Tell Schirnding Berna , July 24, 1891 - April 5, 1975) - American athlete, Olympic champion.

Tell Bern
Tell Bern at Cornell University
general information
Full name	Tell Shirnding Bern
Date and place of birth	July 24, 1891 ( 1891-07-24 )
Date and Place of Death	April 5, 1975 ( 1975-04-05 ) (83 years old) Nantucket
Citizenship	USA
Growth
Weight
Sports career	1910-1912
Personal records
5000 m	15 min 08.4 sec
International medals
Olympic Games Gold Stockholm 1912 3000m team run

Tell Bern was born in 1891 in the village of Pelham Manor ( Westchester County , New York State ). In 1912, he set the U.S. record for 2 miles (which lasted 20 years), and at the Stockholm Olympic Games he won a gold medal in the team race at 3,000 m (at the distance of 5,000 m he became 5th in the individual classification).

After graduating from Cornell University in 1912, Tell Bern began working in the field of mechanical engineering, and in 1937 became secretary general of the National Machine Tools Business Association.