John Holloway (9 December 1878 – 15 October 1950) was an Irish athlete. He participated in the men's all-around (a forerunner to the modern

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

) at the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

, placing fourth.

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* 1878 births 1950 deaths Athletes from County Tipperary Irish decathletes Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub