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Denis Carey (athlete)
Denis Carey (6 August 1872 – 1 March 1947) was an Irish track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography Carey born in Limerick, became the British champion in the hammer throw after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1893 AAA Championships. Carey was still throwing at elite level 20 years after his first AAA title and finished second behind Tom Nicolson in the hammer event at the 1912 AAA Championships. Shortly after the 1912 AAA Championships, he finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Carey finished third behind Swede Carl Johan Lind Carl Johan "Massa" Lind (25 May 1883 – 2 February 1965) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I. Career Lind was selected to represe ... in the hammer event at the 1914 AA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. With a population of 102,287 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, Limerick is the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, third-most populous urban area in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland. It was founded by Scandinavian settlers in 812, during the Viking Age. The city straddles the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on King's Island, Limerick, King's Island, which is bounded by the Shannon and Abbey River, Limerick, Abbey Rivers. Limerick is at the head of the Shannon Estuary, where the river widens before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Limerick City and County Council is the Local gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been won all three previous times by John Flanagan. The competition was held on Sunday, July 14, 1912. Fourteen hammer throwers from four nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.Official report, p. 61. The event was won by Matt McGrath of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the event. McGrath was the second man (after Flanagan) to earn multiple medals in the hammer throw. Duncan Gillis of Canada took silver. Clarence Childs of the United States finished third for bronze. The winning margin was an impressive 6.35 metres which as of 2023 remains the only time the men's hammer throw was won by more than five metres at the Olympics. Background This was the fourth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. In the absence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Male Hammer Throwers
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state ***Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Deaths
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 Births
Events January * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. *January 20 – The Cavite mutiny was an uprising of Filipino military personnel of Fort San Felipe (Cavite), Fort San Felipe, the Spanish arsenal in Cavite, Philippine Islands.Foreman, J., 1906, The set course for her patrol area off the northeastern coast of the main Japanese island Honshū. She arrived, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons February * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast, from the Netherlands. * February 4 – A great solar flare, and associated geomagnetic storm, makes northern lights visible as far south as Cuba. * February 13 – Rex parade, Rex, the most famous parade on Mardi Gras, parades for the first time in New Orleans for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. * February 17 – Filipino peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 AAA Championships
The 1920 AAA Championships was the 1920 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2–3 July 1920 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was between 15,000 and 20,000 and the championships received a record entry of athletes. The Championships consisted of 22 events and covered two days of competition. Two additional events in the form of the 56lb weight throw and tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport in which two teams compete by pulling on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal of bringing the rope a certain distance in one direction against ... were held during the 1920 championships. Results References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 AAA Championships
The 1914 AAA Championships was the 1914 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3–4 July 1914 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous. The Championships consisted of 20 events and covered two days of competition for the first time, following the introduction of four new events. The new disciplines introduced were the 440 yards hurdles, javelin throw, discus throw and triple jump. It was also the last Championships for five years due to the outbreak of war War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organi ... shortly after the 1914 championships. Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Johan Lind
Carl Johan "Massa" Lind (25 May 1883 – 2 February 1965) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I. Career Lind was selected to represent Sweden in his home Olympics in 1912 in Stockholm. He finished fifth in the hammer throw competition and eighth in the two handed discus throw event. The following year, he won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1913 AAA Championships. He successfully defended the title three more times in 1914, 1921 and 1922). At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he has won a silver medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the 56 lb weight throw, both times behind Patrick Ryan. At the 1924 and 1928 Games, he competed only in the hammer throw and finished 7th and 14th, respectively. Lind won 17 Swedish titles in the hammer throw (1918–1924), weight throw (1918–19, 1921–1927) and discus throw (1910). In 1912, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 AAA Championships
The 1912 AAA Championships was the 1912 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 22 June 1912 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) Stamford Bridge () is a football stadium in Fulham, in the Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, in South West London. It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea. With a capacity of 40,173, it is the ninth largest venue of the 2024–25 Pre ... in London, England. The attendance was between 12,000 and 15,000 spectators. The Championships consisted of 16 events. Results References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham June 1912 sports events in the United Kingdom 1912 in athletics (track and field) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Nicolson
Thomas Rae Nicolson (3 October 1879 – 18 April 1951) from Tighnabruaich was a British and Scottish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Biography Nicolson became the National shot put champion and National hammer throw champion after winning the AAA Championships titles at the 1903 AAA Championships. He would go on to win the AAA Championships hammer title six times in total, with further successes coming in 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, and 1912. Nicolson represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished fourth in the hammer throw competition. He also participated in the shot put event, but his final ranking is unknown. Twelve years later, he finished sixth in the hammer throw competition. Rae was a keen shinty player for Kyles Athletic Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 AAA Championships
The 1893 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 1 July 1893 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton The County Ground is a cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington, Northamptonshire, Abington area of Northampton, England. It is home to Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, and was used by Northampton Town F.C. from 1897 to 1994. Crick ... in Northampton, England. The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year. Results References {{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Sport in Northampton 1893 in athletics (track and field) 19th century in Northamptonshire July 1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
