Fred Kelly (athlete)

Fred Kelly (actually: Frederick Warren Kelly, born September 12, 1891 in Orange, California, † May 7, 1974 in Medford, Oregon) was an American hurdler and Olympic champion.

At the Olympic Games in 1912 Kelly won the 110- meter hurdles in 15.1 seconds after the actual favorite, John Nicholson, was overthrown at the eighth hurdle. Shortly after the Games Kelly was in Reims surprisingly defeated by the all-rounder Jim Thorpe, who equaled the world record of 15.0 seconds.

1913 also succeeded Kelly to stop this time, but as a world record this performance has never been recognized. In 1916, he ran even higher at 14.6 seconds, but this time was from the official recognition. 1913 Kelly Champion Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU). 1919 in his final year as a player, he finished at the AAU Championships, as early as 1916, the second place.

Fred Kelly was 1.82 m tall and weighed 72 kg in his playing days. After his career, he began a career as a pilot in the newly emerging civil aviation. In 1946 he resigned as chief pilot of Western Airlines and went into retirement.