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Athletics At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on 25 July 1908. Twenty athletes from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.Official report, p. 32. The event was won by Tim Ahearne of Great Britain, breaking a streak of three American victories in the triple jump. All three medal-winning nations were on the podium for the first time. Background This was the fourth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. No athletes from the 1904 Games returned. The triple jump was still "rarely contested at national meets in this era" and once again there was no favorite in the Olympic event. Canada, Finland, Norway, and South Africa each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the fourth time, having competed at each of the Games so far. Competition format The competition was descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound Derby until its closure in 1984. The stadium was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by White City Place. History Designed by the engineer J. J. Webster and completed in 10 months by George Wimpey, on part of the site of the Franco-British Exhibition, this stadium with a seating capacity of 68,000 was opened by King Edward VII on 27 April 1908 after the first stanchion had been placed in position by Lady Desborough on 2 August 1907. The cost of construction was £60,000. Upon completion, the stadium had a running track and three laps to the mile (536 m); outside there was a , cycle track. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Fryksdal
Karl Fryksdal (22 June 1885 – 9 April 1944) was a Swedish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ..., Fryksdal took third place in his first round heat and did not advance to the semifinals. References Sources * * * External links * 1885 births 1944 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish male sprinters 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mayberry
George Mahoney Mayberry (24 July 1883 – 21 November 1961) was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was born in Kenmare and died in Frant Frant is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, on the Kentish border about three miles (5 km) south of Royal Tunbridge Wells. When the iron industry was at its height, much of the village was owned .... In 1908 he participated in the triple jump event but his result is unknown. References External links * 1883 births 1961 deaths British male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics People from Kenmare Irish male triple jumpers People from Frant {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Sherman
Nathaniel Alden Sherman (February 7, 1888 – August 4, 1954) was an American athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In the 100 meters, Sherman won his first round heat with a time of 11.2 seconds to advance to the semifinals. He lost his semifinal, taking second place with a time of 11.3 seconds to Robert Kerr's 11.0 seconds; this eliminated Sherman from the final. Sherman won his preliminary heat of the 200 meters as well, with a time of 22.8 seconds. He again took second in the semifinals, losing to countryman Nate Cartmell with a time of 22.9 seconds to Cartmell's 22.6 seconds. He attended Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A .... References Sources * * * 1888 births 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bellah
Sam Bellah (''Samuel Harrison Bellah;'' June 24, 1887 – January 9, 1963) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Metz, Monterey County, California and died in Oregon. In 1908 he finished sixth in the pole vault competition, twelfth in the long jump event, and 17th in the triple jump competition. Four years later he finished seventh in the pole vault event. Bellah represented the Stanford Cardinal track and field team and San Francisco Olympic Club, and later Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co .... He was United States pole vault co-champion in 1911 and sole champion in 1915. References 1887 births 1963 deaths America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Irons
Francis Cleveland Irons (March 23, 1886 – June 19, 1942) was an American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and died in Palatine, Illinois. Irons competed for the United States in the 1908 Games held in London, Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ... in the long jump where he won the gold medal. In the standing high jump event he finished eighth and in the triple jump competition he finished 16th. He also participated in the standing long jump contest but his result is unknown. Four years later he finished ninth in the long jump competition at the 1912 Games. At this Olympics he also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Muller
Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitry) descended from it. Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following: *Demetrius of Alopece (4th century BC), Greek sculptor noted for his realism *Demetrius of Phalerum ( – BC) *Demetrius, somatophylax of Alexander the Great (d. 330 BC) *Demetrius - brother of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, king of Macedonia 306-301 BC *Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BC), called ''Poliorcetes'', son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BC *Demetrius the Fair (Demetrius the Handsome, Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) - Hellenistic king of Cyrene *Demetrius II Aetolicus, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BC *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Guttormsen
Oscar Guttormsen (27 March 1884 – 15 January 1964) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. He represented the sports club Ørnulf IF in Oslo. He finished fourth in triple jump at the 1906 Summer Olympics. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he participated in several events, in addition to the triple jump where he finished fourteenth. Guttormsen ran in the second heat of the 100 metres, taking second place to John George to be eliminated. His time was 12.0 seconds. He advanced to the semifinals of the 200 metres after a walkover win in the preliminary heats. He placed fourth and last in his semifinal heat to not advance to the final. Finally, Guttormsen lost to George Nicol in the preliminary round of the 400 metres, not advancing to the semifinals. He was also eliminated in the heats of the 110 metres hurdles. He became Norwegian champion in triple jump in 1905, 1907 and 1909, in the 100 metres in 1907 and 1908, in the 110 metres hurdles in the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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