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James Connolly
Sign in to saveAlso known as James B. Connolly, James Brendan Connolly, James Brendan Bennet "Jamie" Connolly
American triple jumper (1868-1957)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1916
- Works
- 72
Top works
- The Connolly-Walker controversy on socialist unity in Ireland
- Socialism made easy
- Sinn Féin & socialism
- Connolly's suppressed articles
- The Connolly/De Leon controversy on wages, marriage and the Church
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- James Brendan Bennet Connolly , October 28, 1868, Boston, Massachusetts
- Died
- January 20, 1957 (1957-01-20) (aged 88), Brookline, Massachusetts
- Height
- 5 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (174 cm)
- Weight
- 159 lb (72 kg)
- Country
- United States
- Sport
- Athletics
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Brookline
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1906 Intercalated Games
- Field of work
- opinion journalism
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- James Brendan Connolly, 1906 1.JPG
- Height
- 175
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- James Brendan Connolly
- date of death
- 1957-01-20
- date of birth
- 1868-10-28
- sports discipline competed in
- high jump
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Commons Creator page
- James Brendan Connolly
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Encyclopedic overview
James Brendan Bennet Connolly (Irish: Séamas Breandán Ó Conghaile, October 28, 1868 – January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author. In 1896, he became the first modern Olympic champion.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Connolly” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.