| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | QF | 287 |
| 287 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump | silver | 6000 |
| 6000 |
| 1956 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 110 metres Hurdles | R1:6th | 0.546 |
| 0.546 |
| 1968 | 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Coxed Fours | gold | 7200 | |
| Men's Eights | gold | ||
| 7200 |
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 m | ac | 112.0 |
| 112 |
He only came to America in 1904, so he might still have had British nationality
in 1904, and be classed an Irishman. I won't do so without further evidence,
though.
He is not listed as representing any Association
in the 1904 Club championship, but he
was a mamber of the Irish-American AC.
Olympic Competitor nr 2110
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | silver | 2000 |
| 2000 |
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) | R16 | 158.26 | |
| Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) | R16 | ||
| 158.26 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 3000 metres | R1:14th | 16 |
| 16 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Marathon | 23rd | 0.384 |
| 0.384 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 metres Hurdles | R1:3rd | 16.14 |
| Men's 4x400 metres Relay | R1:3rd | 68 |
| 84.14 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Triple Jump | gold | 9600 |
| 9600 |
B. 1962-03-06, East St-Louis, Ill, USA
Athletics (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump | fifth | gold | bronze | bronze | 23475 |
| Women's Heptathlon | silver | gold | gold | dnf | 37800.036 |
| 61275.036 |
Her mother had named her after the Mrs. Kennedy because she knew her daughter
would later become 'first lady' at something. At college, after she had already
set the Illinois long jump record, she concentrated on basketball, until
she met Bob Kersee, who pushed her back to track and field and whom she married
on 11/1/1986. In 1986, she set two world heptathlon records and in 1987 became
world champion with a third and still only total over 7000 points. Also in
1988 she took a share of the world long jump record.
Injury prevented her from competing in the Atlanta heptathlon.
She had an unsuccessful stint in Professional Basketball after Atlanta but
returned to the track early in 1997.
World Champion at Long Jump in 1987 and 1991, at heptathlon in 1987 and
1993.
Written 2001-05-23 - last modified 2024-02-12
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