Edward O'Brien (athlete)
Edward O'Brien ( Edward Thomas O'Brien , short "Eddie" O'Brien ; born September 12, 1914 in Somers Point , New Jersey, † September 15, 1976 in Essex Falls , New Jersey) was an American athlete who essentially competed in the 400-meter run .
For the United States, he started in the athletics competitions of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin in the relay race over 4 × 400 meters . There he won the silver medal with Harold Cagle , Robert Young and Alfred Fitch in a time of 3: 11.0 minutes behind the British relay team.
O'Brien was one of the country's top sprinters on the 400-meter ( All-American ) course for three years in a row . He graduated from Syracuse University in 1937 , where some of his trophies are also on display in the Syracuse Hall of Fame. In 1937 he married Florence Quintin, in December 1941 he joined the United States Navy and served on a destroyer in the South Pacific. He and his wife had a son, psychologist Edward T O'Brien Jr., who lives in Clearwater, Florida. O'Brien lived in Bermuda for some time , and in September 1976 he died of colon cancer .
Web links
- Eddie O'Brien in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Brien, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Brien, Edward Thomas; O'Brien, Eddie; O'Brien, Edward T. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Somers Point , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1976 |
| Place of death | Essex Falls , New Jersey |