Tell Schirnding Berna (b. July 24, 1891, Pelham Manor

Pelham Manor, New York

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, New York

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; d. April 5, 1975, Nantucket

Nantucket, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts

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) was an American

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 athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.

His 1912 American record at two miles stood for twenty years. He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics

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 held in Stockholm

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, Sweden

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 in the 3000 metre team where he won the Gold medal with his team mates Norman Taber

Norman Taber

Norman Stephen Taber was an American middle distance runner. He was the first amateur runner to surpass Walter George's professional record in the mile, set nearly 30 years previously...

 and George Bonhag

George Bonhag

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. He also finished fifth in the individual 5000 meters.

Berna graduated from Cornell University

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 in 1912 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. After college, Berna had a career in the machine tool industry; in 1937 he became general secretary of the National Machine Tools Business Association, and he served in that post through World War II. He was serving as general manager of the organization in 1950 when he contributed an article to American Affairs.