Francis Cleveland Irons (March 23, 1886 – June 19, 1942) was an American

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who competed in the

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and in the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. Irons competed for the United States in the 1908 Games held in

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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.

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* 1886 births 1942 deaths Sportspeople from Des Moines, Iowa American male long jumpers American male high jumpers American male triple jumpers Baseball players from Iowa Olympic baseball players of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Baseball players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub