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'''Frederick William "Fred" Schule''' (September 27, 1879 &ndash; September 14, 1962) was an [[United States|American]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]] and winner of 110 m hurdles at the [[1904 Summer Olympics]].

Born in [[Preston, Iowa]], Fred Schule, from [[University of Michigan]], was an [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] Champion in {{convert|120|yd|abbr=on}} hurdles in 1903. <ref name="SROsFSchule">{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/fred-schule-1.html |title=Fred Schule|publisher= SPORTS-REFERENCE/Olympic sports|accessdate=2011-01-13}}</ref>

Despite that, Schule wasn't considered as a favourite to the Olympic Champion title in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. The main favourites were the 1903 and 1904 [[IC4A]] Champion in 120 yd hurdles [[Edwin Clapp]], who didn't show up in the heats and [[Thaddeus Schideler]], who had run under [[Alvin Kraenzlein]]'s [[world record]] (15.2) just a month before the Olympic final, but whose record (15.0) wasn't registered because the time was taken only by two stoppers. In St. Louis, Schule won his heat easily and beat Schideler in the final by two yards. Schule also competed in the [[Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles|200 metre hurdles event]] and finished fifth.

Fred Schule died in [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie, New York]], aged 82. He had spent much of his retirement years in [[DeRuyter, New York]] before moving to Poughkeepsie, New York in 1960.

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==External links==
*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/fred-schule-1.html]
*[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCHULFRE01 profile]

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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American hurdler
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| DATE OF DEATH     = September 14, 1962
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[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States]]
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