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Charles Arthur Blake ( January 26 , 1872 - October 22 , 1944 ) was an American athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens . Blake competed in the 1,500 metres. The race was run in a single heat, and Blake came in second to Teddy Flack . The race was a tight one, as Flack and Blake overtook the then-leader, Albin Lermusiaux , in the final straight and ran side-by-side nearly all the way to the finish. Flack proved the quicker, however, and finished in 4:33.2. This was less than a second faster than Blake's time of 4:34.0. He also ran in the final event of the Games, the Marathon . Blake was in third place to Lermusiaux and Flack throughout the first half of the race. After 23 Kilometre s, however, Blake was unable to continue and quit the race. |
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