Jack Merchant

{{Short description|American hammer thrower (1899–1972)}}

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| name = Jack Merchant

| full_name = John William Merchant

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| nationality = American

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long jump
Hammer throw

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|5|3}}

| birth_place = Marshfield, Oregon, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|3|31|1899|5|3}}

| death_place = Berkeley, California, United States

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John William Merchant (May 3, 1899 – March 31, 1972) was an American athlete.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78783 |title=Jack Merchant |work=Olympedia |access-date=July 20, 2021}} He competed in the men's long jump at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the men's hammer throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/jack-merchant-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/jack-merchant-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Jack Merchant Olympic Results |access-date=December 10, 2017}}

Competing for the California Golden Bears track and field team, Merchant won the shot put and hammer throw at the 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships.{{Olympedia}}