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List Of Princeton University Olympians
This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field. Summer Olympians #Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris Olympics #Herbert Jamison, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics #Francis Lane, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics # Albert Tyler, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics # John Cregan, class of 1900, men's athletics, 1900 Paris Olympics # Frank Jarvis, class of 1900, men's athletics, 1900 Paris Olympics # John DeWitt, class of 1904, men's athletics, 1904 St. Louis Olympics # John Eisele, class of 1906, men's athletics, 1908 London Olympics # Rupert Thomas, class of 1913, men's athletics, 1912 Stockholm Olympics #Henry Breckenridge, class of 1907, men's fencing, 1920 Antwerp Olympics, 1928 Amsterdam Olympics # Karl Frederick, class of 1903, men's shooting, 1920 Antwerp Olympics #Ralph Hills, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. It is one of the highest-ranked universities in the world. The institution moved to Newark, New Jersey, Newark in 1747, and then to the current site nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University. It is a member of the Ivy League. The university is governed by the Trustees of Princeton University and has an endowment of $37.7 billion, the largest List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment, endowment per student in the United States. Princeton provides undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate education, graduate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Breckenridge
Henry Skillman Breckinridge (May 25, 1886 – May 2, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family and served as the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1913 to 1916. During the Lindbergh kidnapping trial he served as Charles Lindbergh's attorney. Breckinridge opposed the New Deal from the right. As an opponent of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 Democratic primaries he polled less than 3 percent of the vote. Early life Breckinridge was born in Chicago, on May 25, 1886, to Louise Ludlow Dudley and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr.Brown, Alexander The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy' (1895). Among his many siblings was older brother was Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Jr., an officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish–American War who died while serving on the torpedo boat USS ''Cushing''. Another older brother, Scott Dudley Breckinridge, was a physician an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Ewing
Samuel Evans Ewing, Jr. (July 27, 1906 – April 6, 1981) was an American field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and died in Delray Beach, Florida. In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as back. Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played two matches as back. See also *List of Princeton University Olympians This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field. Summer Olympians #Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris Ol ... External links * profile 1906 births 1981 deaths American male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics Field hocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Berlin Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games. To outdo the 1932 Los Angeles Games, Reich Führer Adolf Hitler had a new 100,000-seat track and field stadium built, as well as six gymnasiums and other smaller arenas. The Games were the first to be televised, with radio broadcasts reaching 41 countries.Rader, Benjamin G. "American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Los Angeles Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held during the worldwide Great Depression, with some nations not traveling to Los Angeles; 37 nations competed, compared to the 46 in the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, and then-U.S. President Herbert Hoover did not attend the Games. The organizing committee did not report the financial details of the Games, although contemporary newspapers claimed that the Games had made a profit of US$1,000,000. Host city selection The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on 9 April 1923. Remarkably, the selection process consisted of a single bid, from Los Angeles, and as there were no bids from any other city, Los Angeles was selected by default to host the 1932 Games. Highlights *Charles Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Disston
Horace Cumberland Disston (January 7, 1906 – September 30, 1982) was an American field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Camden, Maine. In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as halfback. Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played three matches as halfback. See also *List of Princeton University Olympians This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field. Summer Olympians #Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris Ol ... External links * profile 1906 births 1982 deaths American male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Hedges
Benjamin Van Doren Hedges, Jr. (June 8, 1907 - December 31, 1969) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He graduated from Princeton University in 1930. He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the high jump where he won the silver medal, clearing 1.91 meters (6' 3-1/4"). Prior to graduating from Princeton in 1930, Ben Hedges won the IC4A high jump in 1929 With his second place in the 1928 high jump, Hedges is the last Princetonian to have won an Olympic track & field medal. In 1931, Hedges joined Bankers Trust Co. as a personnel administrator and later became executive vice-president of the Big Brother Movement. He was also a war hero, winning 13 Battle Stars and receiving a Presidential Unit Citation for his work in the Pacific as an air combat intelligence officer. See also *List of Princeton University Olympians This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coard Taylor
John Coard Taylor (January 1, 1901 – June 25, 1946) was an American track and field athlete who placed fifth in the men's 400 meters at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was national champion in the 220-yd low hurdles in 1922 and IC4A champion in 1922 and 1923. Biography Taylor, descended from early Dutch settlers in New York City, was born in Cranford, New Jersey. He studied at Princeton University, which had a strong track and field team under coach Keene Fitzpatrick. In 1922, his junior year, Taylor won the 220-yard hurdles in 23.9 at the intercollegiate (IC4A) championships and in 24.6 at the AAU national championships; in the AAU meet he represented the New York Athletic Club. The following year he repeated as IC4A champion in the low hurdles (23.8) and placed a close second behind Allen Woodring in the 440 yards; his estimated time, 48.4, ranked him third in the world that year. Taylor won the 400 meters at the 1924 United States Olympic Trials in Cambridge, Massachusetts; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stevenson (athlete)
William Edwards Stevenson (October 25, 1900 – April 2, 1985) was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later served as the president of Oberlin College. Biography Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois, William Stevenson won the AAU championships in in 1921. He was a graduate of Andover and Princeton University before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied law. Legal career After returning to United States, he was an assistant U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York in the 1920s and, in 1931, founded the prominent New York law partnership of Debevoise, Stevenson, Plimpton and Page, now Debevoise & Plimpton L.L.P.Nova, Susan, "Manor is rich with history: Offer has been accepted to buy home", news article in the Real Estate section of ''The Advocate'' of Stamford (daily newspaper), Friday, April 20, 2007, pp R1, R4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Schoonmaker
Leon Monroe Schoonmaker (March 27, 1882 – May 30, 1950) was an American fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a referee in several fencing competions in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In the 1930s he served first as a secretary and treasurer and then for term 1934-1935 as the president of Fencing Association of the United States. He was an also an engineer in Queens, New York City. See also *List of Princeton University Olympians This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field. Summer Olympians #Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris Ol ... References External links * 1882 births 1950 deaths American male foil fencers Olympic fencers for the United States Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics People from Little Falls, New Jersey Sportspeople from Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Paris Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had already started on 4 May. The Games were the second to be hosted by Paris (after 1900), making it the first city to host the Olympics twice. The selection process for the 1924 Summer Olympics consisted of six bids, and Paris was selected ahead of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Prague, and Rome. The selection was made at the 20th IOC Session in Lausanne in 1921. The cost of these Games was estimated to be 10,000,000 F. With total receipts at 5,496,610F, the Olympics resulted in a hefty loss despite crowds that reached up to 60,000 in number daily. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, having 229 athletes competing compared to France's 401. Highlights * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Hills
Ralph Gorman Hills (January 19, 1902 – September 20, 1977) was an American shot putter. After winning a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, he married a state governor's daughter, graduated from Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities, and became a physician. Hills lived near Baltimore, Maryland, and served in the United States Army during World War II. Early life, education, and career Hills, a grandson of U.S. Senator Arthur Pue Gorman, was born to Ralph Warren Hills (1875–1940), a lawyer and diplomat, and Mary Edna Gorman Hills (1876–1944) on January 19, 1902. He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, from 1916 through graduation in 1921, where he was on the football team, served as class president, and developed his track athletics skills. Continuing his education at Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1925, Hills was captain of the track team. He pursued his M.D. degree at Johns Hopkins University, married Mary Joe Dixon (dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
