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Myer Prinstein, competing as a member of the Irish American Athletic Club in St. Louis 1904, won both the long jump and the hop, step and jump (now called the triple jump) on the same day, the only athlete ever to win both events in the same games. He also came 5th in both the 60 m dash and 400 m.
Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard (September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of four gold medals and one silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
Frank Riley, wearing the 'Winged Fist' of the Irish American Athletic Club, from the 1910 Hassan Cigarettes trading card. Frank Nicholas Riley (July 3, 1887 – October 30, 1950) was an American athlete, and member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic team in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. [1]
Eamonn Healy - Irish-American professor of chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. As a member of the Dewar research group he co-authored Austin Model 1, or AM1, a semi-empirical method for the quantum calculation of molecular electronic structure in computational chemistry. David Madigan - Professor of Statistics with over 200 publications
At the Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American Mark Spitz's record by winning eight gold medals at one Olympics. Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Other greats from the state : Kevin ...
John Joseph Daly (22 February 1880 – 11 March 1969) was an Irish runner who won a silver medal in the steeplechase at the 1904 Summer Olympics. [3] He competed for Ireland at the International Cross Country Championships of 1903–1906 and won two silver team medals; individually he won a bronze in 1903 and finished fourth in 1904 and 1906. [1]
Brady, the most famous NFL player out of eight on the list, came in at No. 21, proving that American football still has a ways to go. The NBA's growing global popularity is apparent, with 13 ...
Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. 60 m: 6.61 Paul Hession: 3 March 2007 European Championships: Birmingham, United Kingdom 6.57 Israel Olatunde: 19 February 2023 Irish Championships: Abbotstown, Ireland [58] 100 m: 10.36 Paul Hession: 27 February 2008 Tampere, Finland 200 m: 20.64 Mark Smyth: 11 March 2023 Leinster Championship Abbotstown, Ireland ...