Nathaniel Cartmell

Nathaniel Cartmell
	Nathaniel Cartmell at the 1908 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel John Cartmell
Born	January 13, 1883; Uniontown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	August 23, 1967 (aged 84); Forest Hills, New York, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	157 lb (71 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	100–400 m
Club	University of Pennsylvania; Louisville YMCA
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 11.0 (1908); 200 m – 21.5 (1907)); 400 m – 50.1 (1909)
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Nathaniel John Cartmell (January 13, 1883 – August 23, 1967), also known as Nat and Nate, was an American athlete who won medals at two editions of the Olympic Games. Importantly, Nate was on first racially integrated Men's Medley relay team that won Olympic gold medal at the 1908 London Olympics, which Nate helped form and featured Nate's fellow University of Pennsylvania alumnus and former teammate, Dr.^[3] John Baxter Taylor Jr., the first black athlete in America to win a gold medal in the Olympics.^[4] Nate is also known for being the first head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team^[5]

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