Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades now has the largest repository of Olympic great Meredith memorabilia in existence thanks to Jack Lemon, author of the book Immortal of the Cinder Path – The Saga of James 'Ted' Meredith who donated his entire collection of Meredith memorabilia recently.[2]
After Stockholm, Meredith entered the
University of Pennsylvania. He was the
IC4A 440 yards champion from 1914 to 1916 and the 880 yard champion in 1914 and 1915. He also won the
AAU 440 yard title in 1914 and 1915. In 1916, he set a world record in the 440 yards of 47.4, which wasn't broken until 1928. At the same year he lowered his own world 880 yard record to 1:52.2. In April 1915 he ran the last lap for the University of Pennsylvania team that broke the world mile relay record. Requiring a time of 48 3/5 seconds he proceeded to run 48 2/5. Also part of the quartet was
Donald Lippincott.[3]
After his second retirement from competition, he became a real estate broker, but retained an active interest in athletics. In 1924, he attended the
Olympic Games in Paris as a reporter, working for the
Christy Walsh Syndicate. In 1928, he was hired as an assistant coach at the
University of Pennsylvania, under
Lawson Robertson. In 1936, he attended the
Olympic Games in Berlin as the coach of the
Czechoslovakia team. During 1937 and 1938, he trained the Cuban team for the
Central American Games.[4]
^
abcLemon, Jack (2017). Immortal of the Cinder Path – The Saga of James 'Ted' Meredith. privately published.
^Penn's Relay Team Breaks Mile Record, The Sun, 1915-04-25
^Wilson, Jr., Harold (16 July 2008).
"Schoolboy Ted Meredith's Amazing Stockholm Games"(PDF). Journal of Olympic History (2). International Society of Olympic Historians: 14–21.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^Former Coach, Ex-Stars Attend Meredith Rites, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 1957