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Olympic Medalists of the Irish-American Athletic Club

In the seven Olympic Games held from 1900 to 1924, members of the Irish-American Athletic Club won a total of 26 Gold, 22 Silver and 8 Bronze medals for the U.S. Olympic Team. While these men were not all members of the I-AAC when they won their Olympic medals, all of them wore the Winged Fist of the I-AAC at some point in their athletic careers. (Note: The International Olympic Committee no longer recognizes the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens as “official," but at the time they were considered as such. This page includes medals won at the 1906 Olympic Games).

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GOLD – 26
SILVER – 22
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BRONZE – 8
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NAME
MEDAL
YEAR
EVENT
Charles Bacon Jr.*
GOLD
1908
400m Hurdles
George Bonhag
GOLD
1906
1500m Walk
 
SILVER
1908
3 mile Team
 
GOLD
1912
3000m Team
Frank Castleman
SILVER
1904
200m Hurdles
Robert Cloughen
SILVER
1908
200m
Edward T. Cook Jr.
GOLD
1908
Pole Vault
James Duncan
BRONZE
1912
Discus
John J. Flanagan*
GOLD
1900
Hammer Throw
 
GOLD
1904
Hammer Throw
 
SILVER
1904
56lb Weight Throw
 
GOLD
1908
Hammer Throw
Patrick J. Flynn
SILVER
1920
3000m Steeplechase
Daniel Frank
SILVER
1904
Long Jump
William Frank*
BRONZE
1906
Marathon
Sidney Hatch
SILVER
1904
4 Mile Team
Johnny Hayes
GOLD
1908
Marathon
Marquis “Bill” Horr
SILVER
1908
Greek Discus
 
BRONZE
1908
Discus
Daniel Kelly
SILVER
1908
Long Jump
Abel Kiviat
SILVER
1912
1500m
Pat McDonald*
GOLD
1912
Shot Put
 
SILVER
1912
Two-handed Shot Put
 
GOLD
1920
56lb Weight Throw
Matt McGrath*
SILVER
1908
Hammer Throw
 
GOLD
1912
Hammer Throw
 
SILVER
1924
Hammer Throw
Alvah Meyer
SILVER
1912
100m
Harry Porter
GOLD
1908
High Jump
Myer Prinstein
GOLD
1900
Triple Jump
 
SILVER
1900
Long Jump
 
GOLD
1904
Triple Jump
 
GOLD
1904
Long Jump
 
GOLD
1906
Long Jump
Richard Remer
BRONZE
1920
3km Walk
Lawson Robertson
BRONZE
1904
Standing High Jump
 
SILVER
1906
Standing High Jump
 
BRONZE
1906
Standing Long Jump
Paddy Ryan
GOLD
1920
Hammer Throw
 
SILVER
1920
56lb Weight Throw
Art Shaw
BRONZE
1908
110m Hurdles
Mel Sheppard
GOLD
1908
800m
 
GOLD
1908
1500m
 
GOLD
1908
Medley Relay
 
GOLD
1912
4x400m Relay
 
SILVER
1912
800m
Martin Sheridan*
GOLD
1904
Discus
 
GOLD
1906
Shot Put
 
GOLD
1906
Discus
 
SILVER
1906
Standing High Jump
 
SILVER
1906
Standing Long Jump
 
SILVER
1906
Stone Throw
 
GOLD
1908
Dicus
 
GOLD
1908
Greek Discus
 
BRONZE
1908
Standing Long Jump
Dr. John Baxter Taylor Jr.
GOLD
1908
Medley Relay
*Members of the New York City Police Department.

I-AAC members won 10 track & field Gold medals in the 1908 Olympic Games at London, or as many as the nations of France, Germany and Italy combined. Photo courtesty of the Sheridan Family and Celtic Park Productions.

I-AAC Members who won Olympic Medals for other Countries

As the International Olympic Committee did not recognize Ireland as separate from Great Britain until the 1924 Olympic Games, prior to 1924, many Irish born athletes competed under foreign flags, often under protest (including many of the men listed above and below). The following men competed for the Irish-American Athletic Club at some point in their athletic careers, and won Olympic medals for countries other than the United States. (Ahearne, Daly, Horgan and Walsh were Irishmen, the others were competing for their native countries).

NAME
MEDAL
YEAR
COUNTRY
EVENT
Timothy Ahearne
GOLD
1908
GBR
Triple Jump
John Eke
GOLD
1912
SWEDEN
Men's Cross-Country, Team
 
BRONZE
1912
SWEDEN
Men's Cross-Country, Individual
John Daly
SILVER
1904
GBR
2590m Steeplechase
Denis Horgan
SILVER
1908
GBR
Shot Put
Hannes Kolehmainen
GOLD
1912
FINLAND
5000m
 
GOLD
1912
FINLAND
10000m
 
GOLD
1912
FINLAND
Individual Cross Country
 
SILVER
1912
FINLAND
Team Cross Country
 
GOLD
1920
FINLAND
Marathon
Emilio Lunghi
SILVER
1908
ITALY
800m
Peter O'Connor
GOLD
1906
GBR
Men's Triple Jump
 
SILVER
1906
GBR
Men's Long Jump
Con Walsh
BRONZE
1908
CANADA
Hammer Throw
Harold Wilson
SILVER
1908
GBR
1500m

The data for this page has been compiled from a variety of sources, including:
The New York Times, Sports-reference.com and Wikipedia.
Any errors are the responsibility of the Winged Fist Organization.

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Right: Cover of Collier's Magazine, June 9, 1906, depicting Martin Sheridan, winner of the Discus event at the Olympic Games at Athens, from a painting by J.C. Leyendecker. This image is courtesy of the family of I-AAC coach, Lawson Robertson. It has been digitally restored and enhanced by, and is © Copyright Winged Fist Organization.
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