帕特里克-麦克唐纳 (patrick mcdonald0) (田径 美国)
born: 29 july 1878
deceased: 16 may 1954
birthplace: not available
nationality: united states
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
stockholm 1912
antwerp 1920
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
silver: 1
42-year-old athletics champion
competing in the 1912 shot put, patrick mcdonald, an enormous (1.96m, 136 kilograms) new york city policeman, surprised defending champion ralph rose in the fourth round of six by achieving the best put of his career. the next day he added a silver medal in the disappeared shot put-both hands event in which each competitor tosses the shot with first the left hand and then the right. the 1916 olympics were cancelled because of world war i, but mcdonald returned to the olympics in 1920. he placed fourth in the shot put, but then he won another gold medal, this time in the 56-pound weight throw. at the time of this victory, mcdonald was 42 years and 26 days old, making him the oldest person ever to win a gold medal in athletics. mcdonald eventually served 41 years in the new york city police department (1905-1946) and was one of the city's best known and most visible officers because it was his job to direct traffic in times square.
生日:1878年7月29日
逝世:1954年5月16日
国籍: 美国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间:
1912年瑞典斯德哥尔摩夏季奥运会
1920年比利时安特卫普夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌2 枚
银牌1 枚
42岁的田径冠军
帕特里克-麦克唐纳身高1米96,体重136公斤,是美国纽约市的一名警察,他参加了1912年瑞典斯德哥尔摩奥运会,在铅球比赛的第四轮中,他投出了个人的最好成绩,击败卫冕冠军罗斯,获得金牌,第二天,他又参加了双手铅球比赛,这项比赛要求运动员左右手各投一次铅球,在这个项目中,他获得银牌。1916年奥运会因为世界大战而被迫取消。麦克唐纳参加了1920年比利时安特卫普夏季奥运会,他在铅球比赛中名列第四,随后在链球比赛获得金牌,当他获得金牌的时候,麦克唐纳已经42岁26天,他也成为奥运历史上年龄最大的田径冠军,从1905年到1946年间,麦克唐纳在纽约警察部门服役了41年,因为他在纽约最繁华的时代广场指挥交通,因此他也成为纽约市最知名的警察。