James Joseph Connolly (January 4, 1900 – September 30, 1940) was an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete. Connolly represented the United States at the

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and

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, and was part of the bronze medal-winning American team in the 3000-meter team race at the 1924 Olympics in

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* 1900 births 1940 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field American male long-distance runners American male middle-distance runners Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century American people {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub