James Brendan Bennet Connolly (October 28, 1868 ndash; January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author. Tokyo 2020 . earning him the first Gold medal (it was actually silver since gold medals did not yet exist) in modern Olympic history and the first Olympic champion since 385 AD. (Digitally available at la84foundation.org) Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal; 1920 Summer: 20: Antwerpen: Athletics: … Official profile of Olympic athlete James CONNOLLY (born 04 Jan 1901), including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Olympic Games. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. Olympic Games; Olympic Winter Games; Youth Olympic Games; All . He competed for Georgetown University, Boston AA, and the NYAC. Pyeongchang 2018 . James Connolly was runner-up in the AAU mile in 1921-22. Official Olympic Photo of James Connolly. He worked as an investment counselor. James Connolly. Beijing 2022 .

James Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish socialist leader.. James Connolly may also refer to: . Menu. https://www.teamusa.org/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Members/James-Connolly In 1896, he became the first modern Olympic champion. Athens: Charles Beck. skip to content. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content Leave a comment.

Official Olympic coverage of James CONNOLLY. Results. skip to content. Read the latest stories from the Olympic Movement across the globe. Early life Connolly was born to poor Irish American parents, fisherman John…

Menu. He graduated from Georgetown in 1923. The unusual story of the first Modern Olympic champion. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. The 1896 Olympic Games. The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Olympic Games. Paris 2024 . Connolly won the Boston indoor Hunter mile several times. LA 2028; Milano Cortina 2026 . Connolly finished more than a meter ahead of his nearest opponent by jumping 44 ft 11 3/4 in. By OlympicTalk Apr 6, 2020, 5:56 AM EDT. LA 2028 ; Milano Cortina 2026 . (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org) Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Jefferson: McFarland.
Olympic Games; Olympic Winter Games; Youth Olympic Games; All . Personal Best: Mile â 4:17.2 (1921).