Complex sentence: John Bray (August 19,1875-8 July 1945) was an American middle distance runner who won a bronze medal over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900.
Split into simpler sentences: John Bray (August 19,1875--July 8,1945) was an American athlete. He won the bronze medal over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900.