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| Birth name | James Brendan Bennet Connolly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 28, 1868 Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 20, 1957 (aged 88) Brookline, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Brendan Bennet Connolly (Irish: Séamas Breandán Ó Conghaile, October 28, 1868 – January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author. In 1896, he was the first modern Olympic champion.[1][2]
- ^ "James CONNOLLY". Olympic.org. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "James Brendan Connolly". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.