 Kelley in 1959 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Joseph Kelley | |||||||||||
| Nickname | Kelley the Younger | |||||||||||
| Born | December 24, 1930 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | August 21, 2011 (aged 80) North Stonington, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 5000 m – marathon | |||||||||||
| Club | Boston Athletic Association | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 15:34.8 (1953) 10000 m – 31:11.4 (1957) Mar – 2:20:05 (1957)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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John Joseph "Johnny" Kelley (December 24, 1930 – August 21, 2011) was an American long-distance runner who won the 1957 Boston Marathon and the marathon at the 1959 Pan American Games.[3] He was also a member of the United States Olympic teams of 1956 and 1960, competing in the marathon. He was often dubbed "Kelley the Younger" to avoid confusion with Johnny Kelley (1907–2004; "Kelley the Elder"), winner of the 1935 and 1945 Boston Marathons; the two men were not related.[1][4]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johnny Kelley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "John Joseph Kelley". trackfield.brinkster.net.
- ^ Pan American Games website. Arrs.net. Retrieved on October 19, 2017.
- ^ "Boston Marathon Trivia, or Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Big Race". newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. April 18, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2021.