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奥运名人堂:詹姆斯∙科劳里

詹姆斯∙科劳里(james connolly) (田径 美国)



athens 1896, games of the i olympiad. james connolly of the united states who won gold in the triple jump, silver in the high jump and bronze in the long jump.

born: 28 november 1865

deceased: 20 january 1957

birthplace: not available

nationality: united states

sport: athletics

attendance at the olympic games

athens 1896

paris 1900

awards

olympic medals:

gold: 1

silver: 2

bronze: 1

the first champion of the modern olympics

on 6 april 1896, james connolly won the triple jump (then two hops and a jump), and thus became the first olympic champion in 1527 years. he also placed second in the high jump and third in the long jump. a 27-year-old undergraduate student, connolly dropped out of harvard university and traveled to athens by freighter and train, arriving the day before the olympics began. connolly later became a well-known journalist and novelist and was offered an honorary doctorate by harvard, which he turned down.

  生日:1865年11月28日

  逝世:1957年1月20日

  国籍: 美国

  项目: 田径

  参加奥运会时间:

  1896年希腊雅典夏季奥运会

  1900年法国巴黎夏季奥运会

  奥运成绩:

  金牌 1枚

  银牌2 枚

  铜牌 1枚

  现代奥运会第一枚金牌得主

  1865年11月28日,詹姆斯∙科劳里出生在美国,1896年时,31岁的他是哈佛大学法律系学生,当他在看到现代奥运会即将在希腊举行的消息后,他从哈佛大学退学,前往雅典。经过17天的海上航行,到达意大利的那不勒斯,并最终在奥运会开幕的前一天到达雅典。第二天,1896年4月6日,就是科劳里的比赛日,在三级跳中,他跳出了13.71米的成绩,获得三级跳比赛的冠军,这也是现代奥运会的第一枚金牌。他也成为1527 年中第一位夺得奥运会金牌的运动员,同时他还在跳高比赛中拿到银牌,跳远比赛中获得铜牌。后来,他成为一名知名的记者和小说家,并且获得哈佛的名誉博士学位。