Martin Sheridan biography

 Martin Sheridan biography

Martin Sheridan, in full Martin Joseph Sheridan, byname Marty Sheridan, (born March 28, 1881, Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland—died March 27, 1918, New York, New York, U.S.), Irish-born American athlete, one of the versatile performers of his day. He was the winner of three Olympic gold medals and excelled on the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, profitable six medals.

Sheridan immigrated to the United States in 1897 and labored as a policeman throughout his athletic profession. His finest occasion was the discus throw, by which he set 9 world data, the primary (36.77 metres [120.64 feet]) in 1902, the final (43.08 metres [141.34 feet]) in 1909. He received his first gold medal within the discus throw on the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., breaking his personal world report, and completed fourth within the shot put. The subsequent 12 months he received his first all-around championship (an occasion that included 10 working, leaping, and weight-throwing occasions and was the forerunner of the decathlon), and he received all-around championships once more in 1907 and 1909.

Sheridan was an excellent performer on the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, profitable gold medals within the discus throw and the shot put; he additionally received silver medals in three since-discontinued occasions (the standing lengthy and excessive jumps and the stone throw) and a bronze medal for the Greek-style discus throw. His last Olympic gold medals got here in 1908 in London, one for the discus throw and one for the Greek-style discus throw. He additionally received a bronze medal within the standing lengthy bounce at that Olympics. See additionally Sidebar: Ralph Rose and Martin Sheridan: The Battle of Shepherd’s Bush.