Albert Venn
lacrosse player (1867-1908)
Albert H. Venn (September 24, 1867 – August 2, 1908) was an American lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was a member of the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association which won the silver medal in the lacrosse tournament. They lost in the final to the Winnipeg Shamrocks.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Venn lived in St. Louis and was an inspector of roads and sidewalks for a short while before joining the lacrosse team.
Venn committed suicide by hanging in 1908.
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Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Venn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
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