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Olympic Medalists of the Irish-American Athletic Club

In the seven Olympic Games held from 1900 to 1924, members of the Irish-American Athletic Club won a total of 26 Gold, 22 Silver and 8 Bronze medals for the U.S. Olympic Team. While these men were not all members of the I-AAC when they won their Olympic medals, all of them wore the Winged Fist of the I-AAC at some point in their athletic careers. (Note: The International Olympic Committee no longer recognizes the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens as “official," but at the time they were considered as such. This page includes medals won at the 1906 Olympic Games).

NAME	MEDAL	YEAR	EVENT
Charles Bacon Jr.*	GOLD	1908	400m Hurdles
George Bonhag	GOLD	1906	1500m Walk
	SILVER	1908	3 mile Team
	GOLD	1912	3000m Team
Frank Castleman	SILVER	1904	200m Hurdles
Robert Cloughen	SILVER	1908	200m
Edward T. Cook Jr.	GOLD	1908	Pole Vault
James Duncan	BRONZE	1912	Discus
John J. Flanagan*	GOLD	1900	Hammer Throw
	GOLD	1904	Hammer Throw
	SILVER	1904	56lb Weight Throw
	GOLD	1908	Hammer Throw
Patrick J. Flynn	SILVER	1920	3000m Steeplechase
Daniel Frank	SILVER	1904	Long Jump
William Frank*	BRONZE	1906	Marathon
Sidney Hatch	SILVER	1904	4 Mile Team
Johnny Hayes	GOLD	1908	Marathon
Marquis “Bill” Horr	SILVER	1908	Greek Discus
	BRONZE	1908	Discus
Daniel Kelly	SILVER	1908	Long Jump
Abel Kiviat	SILVER	1912	1500m
Pat McDonald*	GOLD	1912	Shot Put
	SILVER	1912	Two-handed Shot Put
	GOLD	1920	56lb Weight Throw
Matt McGrath*	SILVER	1908	Hammer Throw
	GOLD	1912	Hammer Throw
	SILVER	1924	Hammer Throw
Alvah Meyer	SILVER	1912	100m
Harry Porter	GOLD	1908	High Jump
Myer Prinstein	GOLD	1900	Triple Jump
	SILVER	1900	Long Jump
	GOLD	1904	Triple Jump
	GOLD	1904	Long Jump
	GOLD	1906	Long Jump
Richard Remer	BRONZE	1920	3km Walk
Lawson Robertson	BRONZE	1904	Standing High Jump
	SILVER	1906	Standing High Jump
	BRONZE	1906	Standing Long Jump
Paddy Ryan	GOLD	1920	Hammer Throw
	SILVER	1920	56lb Weight Throw
Art Shaw	BRONZE	1908	110m Hurdles
Mel Sheppard	GOLD	1908	800m
	GOLD	1908	1500m
	GOLD	1908	Medley Relay
	GOLD	1912	4x400m Relay
	SILVER	1912	800m
Martin Sheridan*	GOLD	1904	Discus
	GOLD	1906	Shot Put
	GOLD	1906	Discus
	SILVER	1906	Standing High Jump
	SILVER	1906	Standing Long Jump
	SILVER	1906	Stone Throw
	GOLD	1908	Dicus
	GOLD	1908	Greek Discus
	BRONZE	1908	Standing Long Jump
Dr. John Baxter Taylor Jr.	GOLD	1908	Medley Relay

*Members of the New York City Police Department.

I-AAC members won 10 track & field Gold medals in the 1908 Olympic Games at London, or as many as the nations of France, Germany and Italy combined. Photo courtesty of the Sheridan Family and Celtic Park Productions.

I-AAC Members who won Olympic Medals for other Countries

As the International Olympic Committee did not recognize Ireland as separate from Great Britain until the 1924 Olympic Games, prior to 1924, many Irish born athletes competed under foreign flags, often under protest (including many of the men listed above and below). The following men competed for the Irish-American Athletic Club at some point in their athletic careers, and won Olympic medals for countries other than the United States. (Ahearne, Daly, Horgan and Walsh were Irishmen, the others were competing for their native countries).

NAME	MEDAL	YEAR	COUNTRY	EVENT
Timothy Ahearne	GOLD	1908	GBR	Triple Jump
John Eke	GOLD	1912	SWEDEN	Men's Cross-Country, Team
	BRONZE	1912	SWEDEN	Men's Cross-Country, Individual
John Daly	SILVER	1904	GBR	2590m Steeplechase
Denis Horgan	SILVER	1908	GBR	Shot Put
Hannes Kolehmainen	GOLD	1912	FINLAND	5000m
	GOLD	1912	FINLAND	10000m
	GOLD	1912	FINLAND	Individual Cross Country
	SILVER	1912	FINLAND	Team Cross Country
	GOLD	1920	FINLAND	Marathon
Emilio Lunghi	SILVER	1908	ITALY	800m
Peter O'Connor	GOLD	1906	GBR	Men's Triple Jump
	SILVER	1906	GBR	Men's Long Jump
Con Walsh	BRONZE	1908	CANADA	Hammer Throw
Harold Wilson	SILVER	1908	GBR	1500m

The data for this page has been compiled from a variety of sources, including:
The New York Times, Sports-reference.com and Wikipedia.
Any errors are the responsibility of the Winged Fist Organization.

Right: Cover of Collier's Magazine, June 9, 1906, depicting Martin Sheridan, winner of the Discus event at the Olympic Games at Athens, from a painting by J.C. Leyendecker. This image is courtesy of the family of I-AAC coach, Lawson Robertson. It has been digitally restored and enhanced by, and is © Copyright Winged Fist Organization.