| Daniel Frank | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Gordon Frank |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Death Place: | New York, New York |
| Club: | New West Side Athletic Club |
| Pb: | long jump 7.3 meters 23 ft. 11 in. (1904) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Daniel Gordon Frank (January 4, 1882 – March 20, 1965) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was Jewish.[1]
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the Long Jump where he won the silver medal.[2] Frank, who competed as a member of the New West Side Athletic Club in New York City took second winning the silver medal with a leap of 6.89 meters or 22' 7 3/4". Frank finished second to fellow Jewish American, Myer Prinstein, who set the Olympic record with a jump of 24'1" or 7.34 meters. In recent prior competition, Prinstein had lost to Frank.[3]
In the 1904 Olympics, Frank also competed in the 440 and 5 Mile run but did not medal.[4]
In 1904, prior to the Olympics, Frank defeated Prinstein in the long jump at the New York AAU Championships with a personal best jump of 23'11-1/2".[3]
Frank died on March 20, 1965, in New York.[4]