Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey, 1896-1924

APPENDIX

APPENDIX IRISH AND IRISH-LINKED oLYMPIC MEDALLISTS BY CoMPETITIoN, 1896–1920 rish athletes who competed before the foundation of the British olympic Association in 1905 are listed here by their county of origin or residence. us, from 1906 onwards, they are listed both by county and with whatever national team they were officially recorded on. is is invariably either as Great Britain (GBR), Great Britain and Ireland (GBR–Irl) or as Ireland (Irl), depending on the circumstances as explained in the body of the book. For the Irish representing the USA, etc., the coding may appear somewhat more complex. If an athlete was Irish born and on the USA team, for example, you will see the county of origin followed by the national team represented. If the athlete was second-generation Irish, and thereby not born in an Irish county, then the number 2 (for second generation) is inserted before the nationality, as in 2Canada, 2USA, etc. e sheer number of Irish-associated medal winners in London has led me to develop two lists for the 1908 Games, one for athletes representing Ireland or Great Britain and Ireland, and another for those representing the USA or Canada. It is also practically impossible to be sure that all athletes of Irish origin or descent are included in a table like this, so the apologies of the author are freely offered if any omissions have occurred. 339 1896 ATHENS Singles Tennis 1. John Boland (Dublin) beat 2. Demis Kasdaglis (Greece) 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 Doubles Tennis 1. John Boland (Dublin) and Fritz Traun (Germany) beat 2. Demis Kasdaglis and Demetrios Petrokkinos 6–2, 6–2 Hop, Step and Jump 1. James Connolly (2USA): 13.71 M 2. Alexandre Tuffere (France): 12.70 M 3. Ioannis Persakis (Greece): 12.52 M Long Jump 1. Ellery Clark (USA): 6.35 M 2. Robert Garrett (USA): 6.18 M 3. James Connolly (2USA): 6.11 M 100 Metres 1. omas Burke (2USA): 12.0 seconds 2. Fritz Hofmann (Germany): 12.2 seconds (estimated) 3. Alajos Szokolyi (Hungary): 12.6 seconds 400 Metres 1. omas Burke (2USA): 54.2 seconds 2. Herbert Jamison (USA): 55.2 seconds 3. Charles Gmelin (GBR): 55.6 seconds APPENDIx 340 1900 PARIS Hammer 1. John Flanagan (Limerick/USA): 49.73 M 2. omas Truxton Hare (USA): 49.13 M 3. Josiah McCracken (USA): 42.46 M Shot Put 1. Richard Sheldon (2USA): 14.10 M 2. Josiah McCracken (USA): 12.85 M 3. Robert Garrett (USA) 12.37 M Discus 1. Rudolf Bauer (Hungary): 36.04 M 2. Frantisek Janda-Suk (Bohemia): 35.14 M 3. Richard Sheldon (2USA): 34.60 M High Jump 1. Irving Baxter (USA): 1.90 M 2. Pat Leahy (Limerick): 1.78 M 3. Lajos Gönczy (Hungary): 1.75 M Long Jump 1. Alvin Kraenzlein (USA): 7.18 M 2. Meyer Prinstein (USA): 7.17 M 3. Pat Leahy (Limerick): 6.95 M Hop, Step and Jump 1. Meyer Prinstein (USA): 14.47 M 2. James Connolly (2USA): 13.97 M 3. Lewis Sheldon (USA): 13.64 M Men’s Singles Tennis 1. Hugh Doherty (GBR) beat 2. Harold Mahony (Kerry) 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 3. Reginald Doherty (GBR) 3. A.B.J. Norris (GBR) Men’s Doubles Tennis 1. Reginald Doherty (GBR) and Hugh Doherty (GBR) beat 2. B. Spalding de Garmendia (USA) and Max Decugin (France) 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 3. Harold Mahony (Kerry) and A.B.J. Norris (GBR) 3. A. Prévost (France) and G. de la Chappelle (France) APPENDIx 341 Mixed Doubles Tennis 1. Charlotte Cooper (GBR) and Reginald Doherty (GBR) beat 2. Hélène Prévost (France) and Harold Mahony (Kerry) 6–2, 6–4 3. Hedwig Rosenbaum (Bohemia) and Archibald Walden (GBR) 3. Marion Jones (USA) and Hugh Doherty (GBR) Polo 1. Foxhunters, Hurlingham (GBR): Alfred Rawlinson, Frank Mackey, Foxhall Keene, Dennis St George Daly (Galway), John George Beresford (Waterford) 2. Club Rugby (GBR/USA) 3. Bagatelle Paris (France/GBR) APPENDIx 342 1904 ST LOUIS Discus 1. Martin Sheridan (Mayo/USA): 39.28 M 2. Ralph Rose (USA): 39.28 M 3. Nicolaos Georgantas (Greece): 37.68 M (Sheridan won on a throw-off aer he and Rose tied) Hammer 1. John Flanagan (Limerick/USA): 51.23 M 2. John de Witt...