| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Marathon | 42nd | -4.60 |
| 0.00006 |
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 m Freestyle | SF:4th | 328 |
| 328 |
Olympic Competitor nr 3669
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay | (gold) | 64 |
| 64 |
B. 1976-02-24, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cycking - Track (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Pursuit | bronze | bronze | silver | 9th | 11088 |
| Team Pursuit | bronze | QF | gold | (fourth) | 9438.125 |
| 20526.125 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 23rd | 0.128 |
| 0.128 |
| 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 9th | 80 |
| 80 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 5000 m | R1:7th | 1.08 |
| 1.08 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 x 7.5 km Relay | dnf | 4 |
| 4 |
The first runner in the relay (George Ede) did not finish his course, which makes this athlete one of those rare true Olympians who nevertheless never actually competed in an Olympic event. (see a list here)
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 200 metres Breaststroke | R1:20th | 1.25 |
| Women's 100 metres Butterfly | R1:22nd | 0.5 |
| Women's 400 metres Individual Medley | fifth | 1500 |
| Women's 4x100 metres Medley Relay | R1:9th | 40 |
| 1541.75 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | 16th | 9.6 |
| 9.6 |
| 1912 | 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m Freestyle | SF:3rd | 400 | |
| 100 m Backstroke | fourth | 2400 | |
| 4x200 m Free-style Relay | silver | gold | 3250 |
| Water Polo | sixth | 800 | |
| 6850 |
Olympic Competitor nr 5624
| 1928 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump | 7th | 600 |
| Men's Pole Vault | bronze | 3840 |
| 4440 |
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 m Freestyle | 10th | 100 | |
| Women's 800 m Freestyle | 10th | 100 | |
| Women's 200 m Butterfly | disq | 0.0256 | |
| Women's 400 m Individual Medley | sixth | 640 | |
| 840.0256 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | silver | 2000 |
| 2000 |
| 1956 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100m Relay | SF:4th | 82 |
| 82 |
| 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) | R1 | 1.786 |
| 1.786 |
| 1906 | 1908 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 metres | R1:ac | 4.477 | |
| Men's 1500 metres | silver | R1:3rd | 3000.995 |
| Men's 5 miles | ac | 48.02 | |
| 3053.492 |
Although born (and died) in Ireland, he lived in Scotland from his youth and was a postman in Glasgow - so I count him as British
Olympic Competitor nr 2919
| 1904 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Double York Round | 11th | 48 |
| 48 |
Olympic Competitor nr 2275
| 1980 | 1984 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Eights | silver | fifth | 2500 |
| 2500 |
| 1924 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Featherweight (-57.2 kg) | R1 | 1.991 |
| 1.991 |
| 1984 | 1988 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Normal Hill | 33rd | 43rd | 0.0025856 |
| Men's Large Hill | 53rd | 0.000000256 | |
| Men's Team | 10th | 25 | |
| 25.002585856 |
| 1976 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | R1:3rd | 38.96 |
| 38.96 |
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | gold | 3200 |
| 3200 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) | 18th | 3.84 |
| 3.84 |
B.1878-12-18, Ireland; D.1941-01-29 - USA National
Track and Field , Tug-of-War (1 gold, 2 silver)
| 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | bonus | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer Throw | silver | gold | fifth | silver | 5400 | 27000 |
| 4500 | 9600 | 1500 | 6000 | 5400 | 27000 | |
| Tug of War | fifth | 375 | ||||
| 27375 |
One of three Irishmen who emigrated to the USA in search of Hammer glory
(together with John Flanagan and 1920 gold medal
winner Pat Ryan). He managed silver medals with
a 16 year interval ! At 45, he was the oldest medal winner in any Athletics
contest.
In Stockholm, the shortest of his six throws was 4 meters longer than the
throw that won second place.
Olympic Competitor nr 3517
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Triple Jump | QU:20th | 1.5 |
| 1.5 |
| 1964 | 1968 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres Freestyle | silver | fourth | 5600 |
| Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay | 7th | fourth | 500 |
| Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay | R1:7th | R1:4th | 31.4 |
| Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay | 8th | R1:3rd | 104 |
| 6235.4 |
| 1936 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | 8th | 128 |
| 128 |
| 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Team | sixth | (fifth) | 640 |
| 640 |
| 1920 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight (-79.4 kg) | R1 | 162 |
| 162 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg) | R1 | 0.933 |
| 0.933 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's High Jump | 16th | 9.6 |
| 9.6 |
| 1972 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Butterfly | 21st | 0.64 |
| Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay | 16th | 1.6 |
| Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay | 14th | 4 |
| 5.24 |
| 1948 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) | 11th | 96 |
| 96 |
| 1980 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) | R2 | 79.13 |
| 79.13 |
| 1952 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Three−Day Event, Individual | 29th | 0.02 |
| Three−Day Event, Team | dnf | 0.4 |
| 0.42 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres | 9th | 80 |
| 80 |
| 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m | silver | 4000 |
| 200 m | gold | 6400 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay | silver | 1000 |
| 11400 |
Olympic Competitor nr 4852
Written 2001-05-20 - last modified 2024-02-05
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