Allen Woodring
Allen Woodring was an American sprint runner. At the 1920 Olympic trials he failed to qualify in the 200 m event, yet he was selected for the national team and won the Olympic gold medal in this event.
Woodring ran for Mercersburg Academy under Jimmy Curran, before competing for the Meadowbrook Club of Philadelphia. He graduated from Syracuse University and later worked as a salesman for the Spalding Company.
After his athletics career ended he worked as a salesman for Sears, Roebuck & Co. In his later years he moved to Florida.
