John Furla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Furla

American distance runner

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Tripoli, Peloponnese Region, Greece

Date of Death: 31-May-1938

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: United States, Greece

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Furla (August 15, 1870 – May 31, 1938) was a Greek-American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was thirteenth in marathon competition. Furla, a St.
Louis resident who sold fruit at the World's Fair, later owned the city's largest fruit wholesale company.