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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.
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
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]
Dan Ahearn (né Daniel William Ahearne; April 12, 1888 – December 20, 1942) was an Irish and later American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed for the U.S. Olympic team in the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1] He was born in Athea, Ireland and was the younger brother of Tim Ahearne. Ahearn immigrated ...
James Brendan Bennet Connolly (Irish: Séamas Breandán Ó Conghaile, October 28, 1868 – January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author. In 1896, he became the first modern Olympic champion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The most famous athlete born in every state. ... Scottie Pippen was a key member of two of the greatest teams the sport of basketball has ever seen: the '90s Chicago Bulls and the original Dream ...
John Joseph Hayes (April 10, 1886 – August 25, 1965) was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the United States.
Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. ... American athlete, Jesse Owens takes part in the long jump event in a USA versus British Empire ...