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John William Merchant (May 3, 1899 – March 31, 1972) was an American athlete.^[1] He competed in the men's long jump at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the men's hammer throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2]

References

^ "Jack Merchant". Olympedia. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Merchant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

[1] "Jack Merchant". Olympedia. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[SportsRef-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Merchant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

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1920 USA Olympic track and field team
Track/road/cross country athletes	Harold Barron Max Bohland George Bretnall (r) Hal Brown Tom Campbell Jimmy Connolly George Cornetta Bob Crawford Edward Curtis Charles Daggs Gus Desch Michael Devaney Ivan Dresser Earl Eby Robert Emery Fred Faller Patrick Flynn Clifford C. Furnas Albert Hulsebosch Charles Hunter Earl Johnson Morris Kirksey Carl Linder Frank Loomis Thomas Maroney Charles Mellor Ted Meredith Loren Murchison Feg Murray John Norton Joseph Organ Charley Paddock Amisoli Patasoni Joseph Pearman William Plant Joie Ray Richard Remer Winfred Rolker Arthur Roth Arlie Schardt (t) George Schiller Jackson Scholz Donald Scott Frank Shea Larry Shields Walker Smith Albert Sprott Lewis Watson Ray Watson Allen Woodring William Yount
Field/combined event athletes	Dan Ahearn Milton Angier William Bartlett Basil Bennett George Bihlman Everett Bradley Sol Butler Howard Cann Robert J. Dunne Everett Ellis Frank Foss Kaufman Geist Harry Goelitz Brutus Hamilton Clarence Jaquith Eldon Jenne Carl Johnson Edward Knourek Sherman Landers Richmond Landon Robert LeGendre James Lincoln Harry Liversedge Jack Mahan Pat McDonald James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant Harold Muller John Murphy Edwin Myers Gus Pope Edward Roberts Pat Ryan Dink Templeton Arthur Tuck Eugene Vidal Walter Whalen Kenneth Wilson
Coaches and trainers	Jack Moakley (head coach) Bill Hayward (associate coach) Lawson Robertson (associate coach) Michael J. Ryan (associate coach)

1924 USA Olympic track and field team
Track/road/cross country athletes	Karl Anderson Verne Booth Chester Bowman Charles Brookins Ray Buker William Churchill Louis Clarke (r) Commodore Cochran (r) Jimmy Connolly (t) Chan Coulter Bill Cox (t) Clarence DeMar Mike Devaney Ray Dodge Rilus Doolittle Schuyler Enck August Fager Horatio Fitch Charles Foster John Gray George Guthrie Lloyd Hahn Alan Helffrich (r) James Henigan George Hill Harry Hinkel Frank Hussey (r) Earl Johnson Pitch Johnson Wayne Johnson Dan Kinsey Edward Kirby (t) Leo Larrivee (t) Al LeConey (r) George Lermond Oliver MacDonald (r) Charles Mellor Loren Murchison Bayes Norton Charley Paddock Russell Payne Harold Phelps Joie Ray (t) Bill Richardson Marvin Rick Ivan Riley Ray Robertson John Romig Jackson Scholz William Spencer William Stevenson (r) Arthur Studenroth John Coard Taylor Morgan Taylor Willard Tibbetts (t) Ray Watson John Watters Frank Wendling Ralph Williams Eric Wilson Frank Zuna
Field/combined event athletes	Norman Anderson Otto Anderson Clifford Argue Lee Barnes Jim Brooker Leroy Brown William Comins Harry Frieda Ned Gourdin Glenn Graham Merwin Graham Brutus Hamilton Glenn Hartranft Ralph Hills Bud Houser DeHart Hubbard Robert Juday Mort Kaer Robert LeGendre Tom Lieb James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant William Neufeld Emerson Norton Gene Oberst Harold Osborn Tom Poor Gus Pope Lee Priester Albert Rose Ralph Spearow Fred Tootell Homer Whelchel Earle Wilson
Coaches and trainers	Lawson Robertson (head track coach) Walter Christie (head field coach) Eddie Farrell (assistant coach) Bill Hayward (assistant coach) Harry Hillman (assistant coach) Tom Keane (assistant coach) Jack Magee (assistant coach) Amos Alonzo Stagg (assistant coach) Eugene Vidal (assistant coach) Michael J. Ryan (marathon trainer)

US National Championship winners in men's hammer throw
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: William Curtis 1877: George Parmly 1878: William Curtis
1879–1888 – NAAAA	1879: James McDermott 1880: William Curtis 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht 1883: Wilson Coudon 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht 1886: Wilson Coudon 1887: Charles Queckberner 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: William Barry 1889–96: James Mitchel 1897-9: John Flanagan 1900: Rich. Sheridan 1901-2: John Flanagan 1903: James Mitchel 1904-5: Alfred Plaw 1906-7: John Flanagan 1908: Matt McGrath 1909: Lee Talbott 1910: Matt McGrath 1911: Con Walsh 1912: Matt McGrath 1913-7: Pat Ryan 1918: Matt McGrath 1919–21^OT: Pat Ryan 1922: Matt McGrath 1923-4: Fred Tootell 1925-6: Matt McGrath 1927: Jack Merchant 1928^OT: Edmund Black 1929: Jack Merchant 1930: Norwood Wright 1931: Ed Flanagan 1932^OT: Frank Conner 1933: Pat O'Callaghan 1934: Donald Favor 1935: Henry Dreyer 1936: William Rowe 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Chester Cruikshank 1940: Stanley Johnson 1941: Irving Folwartshny 1942: Chester Cruikshank 1943-5: Henry Dreyer 1946: Irving Folwartshny 1947-8: Bob Bennett 1949–51: Samuel Felton 1952: Tom Bane 1953: Marty Engel 1954: Bob Backus 1955–61: Hal Connolly 1962-3: Albert Hall 1964-5: Hal Connolly 1966-8: Ed Burke 1969: Tom Gage 1970-1: George Frenn 1972: Al Schoterman 1973: Ted Bregar 1974: Steve DeAutremont 1975: Boris Djerassi 1976: Larry Hart 1977: Emmitt Berry 1978: Boris Djerassi 1979: Scott Neilson 1980: Giampaolo Urlando
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Richard Olsen 1982-3: Dave McKenzie 1984-5: Jud Logan 1986: Bill Green 1987: Jud Logan 1988: Ken Flax 1989: Lance Deal 1990: Ken Flax 1991-2^OT: Jud Logan
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993-6^OT: Lance Deal 1997: Kevin McMahon 1998–2000^OT: Lance Deal 2001: Kevin McMahon 2002: Lance Deal 2003-5: James Parker 2006-9: A. G. Kruger 2010: Jake Freeman 2011-2: Kibwé Johnson 2013: A. G. Kruger 2014-5: Kibwé Johnson 2016: Rudy Winkler 2017: Alex Young 2018: Rudy Winkler 2019: Conor McCullough 2021^{2020 OT}: Rudy Winkler
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.