Richard Francis PIGGOTT

Richard Piggott was named to the 1912 Olympic marathon team based on his seventh place finish at that year’s Boston Marathon. At Boston he also finished fifth in 1911 and 13th in 1910. Piggott competed for the North Dorchester AA.

Piggott worked as an electrician in Boston, although by the time of World War II he was listed in his draft registration as unemployed due to illness. He was born to Irish immigrants, and lived most of his life in Medford, Massachusetts.

Personal Best: Marathon – 2-26:49 (1912).