Answer the following question: Facts: - sport: athletics - event: 100 -- 400 m - pb: 100 -- 21.7 -lrb- 1907 -rrb- 400 m -- 50.1 -lrb- m 1905 -rrb- -- 11.0 -lrb- 1908 -rrb- 200 m - caption: hamilton in 1908 - height: 1.76 m ftin on - club: chicago aa - birth date: 1884 - weight: 70 kg lb on - image: william hamilton -lrb- athlete -rrb- 1908.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william hamilton -lrb- athlete -rrb- .
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william franklin '' red '' hamilton was an american sprinter who competed at the 1908 summer olympics in london .hamilton was a member of the 1600 m medley relay team that won the gold medal .he ran the first leg of 200 meters and was followed by nate cartmell -lrb- 200 m -rrb- , john taylor -lrb- 400 m -rrb- and mel sheppard -lrb- 800 m -rrb- .hamilton gave the team a six-yard lead over the nearest competitor , running a split time of 22.0 seconds .hamilton also competed in the 100 m and the 200 m events .he won the first-round heat of the 100 m in a time of 11.2 seconds , but did not start the second round .in the 200 m , he was eliminated in the semifinal .