James Rosenberger

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James Maher Rosenberger (April 6, 1887 – January 1, 1946) was an American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. A native of New York City, Rosenberger competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the Men's 400 metres race. He died in Brooklyn, New York.

In September of 1911, Rosenberger anchored the Irish American Athletic Club 4x440 yard relay team that broke the world record, and set the first IAAF-recognized world record for 4x440y or 4x400.

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  • Sullivan, James E. (1912). The Olympic Games Stockholm - 1912 (PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing Company. Retrieved 2009-01-03.

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