ther names: boland, john pius
born: 16 september 1870
deceased: 17 march 1958
birthplace: n/a
nationality: great britain
sport: tennis
attendance at the olympic games
athens 1896
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
the spectator who won an olympic championship
john boland was an oxford student who enjoyed the study of greek mythology. when learned about the olympics revival, boland traveled to athens to watch the olympic games as a spectator. however, his friend, thrasyvoalos manaos, secretary of the athens 1896 organising committee, entered boland into the tennis competition.
despite competing with leather-soled shoes with heels, boland won the competition and became an olympic champion. he later became a member of parliament and an ardent proponent of irish independence and the irish language.
生日：1870年9月16日
逝世：1958年3月17日
国籍: 英国
项目: 网球
参加奥运会时间：
1896年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 2枚
夺得奥运会金牌的观众
约翰•伯兰德是牛津大学的学生，在那里他是一名希腊神话研究的学生。当他得知现代奥运会将要重新举办时，便自费前往希腊，想作为一名观众来观摩这次盛会。到了希腊后，他的好朋友，当时在第一届希腊雅典夏季奥运会组委会工作的玛纳斯介绍伯兰德去参加男子网球比赛。
尽管比赛时，约翰•伯兰德穿着皮鞋上场，但他仍然取得男子网球单打比赛的胜利，成为奥林匹克冠军。在随后的比赛中，他临时和德国人弗莱德奇•陶恩合作赢得了男子网球双打的冠军。这样，他从一名奥运会的观众成为获得两枚奥运金牌的运动员。回到英国后，伯兰德继续他在牛津的学业，后来他还成为一名英国国会议员。