James Mitchel
Mitchel throwing 16 pound hammer, 1906 | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1904 St Louis | 56 pound weight throw |
James Sarsfield Mitchel (born Mitchell; January 30, 1864 – July 3, 1921) was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics.[1] He was one of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."
Biography
Mitchell was born in Emly, County Tipperary,[2] Ireland,[3]
Mitchell won the shot put and hammer throw titles at the 1887 AAA Championships.[4] The following year he successfully defended his hammer tile at the 1888 AAA Championships.[5]
He competed in events organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and was in the GAA's 1888 American Invasion Tour, where he won a gold and two silver medals at the national championships of the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America.[6] Like many of the GAA team, Mitchell remained in New York City rather than returning to Ireland at the end of the tour.
Mitchel represented New York Athletic Club at the 1904 Olympics in St Louis, Missouri. In the 56 lb weight throw he won the bronze medal. In the hammer throw competition he finished fifth and in the discus throw event he finished sixth.[7]
Spalding Athletic Library issued several "how to" books, one being "How to become a weight thrower" by Olympian James Mitchel.[8]
References
- ^ "James Mitchel". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Irish Olympians, by Lindie Naughton and Johnnie Watterson, published by Blackwater Press, ISBN 0-86121-461-7
- ^ "Irish-born Medal Winners in the early Olympic Games" (PDF). LA84Foundation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Championship". Empire News & The Umpire. 1 July 1888. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crack Amateur Athletes; Spirited Contests at Yesterday's Championship Meeting". The Sun. New York City. 14 October 1888. p. 17 c. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Mitchel". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007.
- ^ Library of Congress. [1] Retrieved Dec 16, 2020
External links
- Jim Mitchel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- James Mitchel at Olympics.com
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New York Athletic Club
- 1876: William Curtis
- 1877: George Parmly
- 1878: William Curtis
- 1879: James McDermott
- 1880: William Curtis
- 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht
- 1883: Wilson Coudon
- 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht
- 1886: Wilson Coudon
- 1887: Charles Queckberner
- 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: William Barry
- 1889–96: James Mitchel
- 1897-9: John Flanagan
- 1900: Rich. Sheridan
- 1901-2: John Flanagan
- 1903: James Mitchel
- 1904-5: Alfred Plaw
- 1906-7: John Flanagan
- 1908: Matt McGrath
- 1909: Lee Talbott
- 1910: Matt McGrath
- 1911: Con Walsh
- 1912: Matt McGrath
- 1913-7: Pat Ryan
- 1918: Matt McGrath
- 1919–21OT: Pat Ryan
- 1922: Matt McGrath
- 1923-4: Fred Tootell
- 1925-6: Matt McGrath
- 1927: Jack Merchant
- 1928OT: Edmund Black
- 1929: Jack Merchant
- 1930: Norwood Wright
- 1931: Ed Flanagan
- 1932OT: Frank Conner
- 1933: Pat O'Callaghan
- 1934: Donald Favor
- 1935: Henry Dreyer
- 1936: William Rowe
- 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny
- 1939: Chester Cruikshank
- 1940: Stanley Johnson
- 1941: Irving Folwartshny
- 1942: Chester Cruikshank
- 1943-5: Henry Dreyer
- 1946: Irving Folwartshny
- 1947-8: Bob Bennett
- 1949–51: Samuel Felton
- 1952: Tom Bane
- 1953: Marty Engel
- 1954: Bob Backus
- 1955–61: Hal Connolly
- 1962-3: Albert Hall
- 1964-5: Hal Connolly
- 1966-8: Ed Burke
- 1969: Tom Gage
- 1970-1: George Frenn
- 1972: Al Schoterman
- 1973: Ted Bregar
- 1974: Steve DeAutremont
- 1975: Boris Djerassi
- 1976: Larry Hart
- 1977: Emmitt Berry
- 1978: Boris Djerassi
- 1979: Scott Neilson
- 1980: Giampaolo Urlando
The Athletics Congress
- 1981: Richard Olsen
- 1982-3: Dave McKenzie
- 1984-5: Jud Logan
- 1986: Bill Green
- 1987: Jud Logan
- 1988: Ken Flax
- 1989: Lance Deal
- 1990: Ken Flax
- 1991-2OT: Jud Logan
USA Track & Field
- 1993-6OT: Lance Deal
- 1997: Kevin McMahon
- 1998–2000OT: Lance Deal
- 2001: Kevin McMahon
- 2002: Lance Deal
- 2003-5: James Parker
- 2006-9: A. G. Kruger
- 2010: Jake Freeman
- 2011-2: Kibwé Johnson
- 2013: A. G. Kruger
- 2014-5: Kibwé Johnson
- 2016: Rudy Winkler
- 2017: Alex Young
- 2018: Rudy Winkler
- 2019: Conor McCullough
- 20212020 OT: Rudy Winkler
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.