William Garcia | |
Nationality: | American |
Sport: | Long-distance running |
Event: | Marathon |
Birth Name: | William Rosenbir Garcia |
Birth Date: | 28 March 1877 |
Birth Place: | Oakland, California |
William Rosenbir Garcia (March 28, 1877 - August 12, 1951) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1904, he did not finish the marathon competition.[2] He made it before he started coughing up blood on the side of the street. If a passing bystander had not found him, Garcia may have died.