James Rosenberger
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.
On April 9, 1911, [1] Rosenberger anchored the Irish American Athletic Club 4x440 yard relay team that broke the world record at Celtic Park, Queens, New York, and set the first IAAF- recognized world record for 4x440 yard or 4x400 meter relay race, with a time of 3 minutes and 18.2 seconds. The other members of the world record setting team were; Harry Gissing, Mel Sheppard and Harry Schaaf.[2]
Notes
- ^ Del's Athletic Almanac
- ^ Irish American Athletic Club Annual Track & Field Dinner Journal, 1911.
References
- Sullivan, James E. (1912). The Olympic Games Stockholm - 1912 (PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing Company. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
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