Frederick Moloney

athletics
bronze	1900	110 m hurdles

Frederick "Fred" Graham Moloney (born August 4, 1882 in Ottawa , Illinois , † December 24, 1941 in Chicago (Illinois), United States ) was an American athlete and medalist at the Olympic Games .

Moloney was enrolled intermittently as a student at the University of Chicago between 1898 and 1907 , but never earned a degree there. He was a talented sprinter and hurdler , but it wasn't enough for a national title. Nevertheless, he and his four year older brother, William Moloney , were part of the US team for the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris .

Moloney, whose first name appears in many publications only with the short form "Fred", took part in the 100-meter run in Paris , the 110-meter hurdles and in only two Olympic Games, in Paris in 1900 and in St. Louis , held 200-meter hurdles.

In the 100-meter run, Moloney qualified for a hope run via the preliminary and intermediate runs, in which the last starting place for the final was awarded. In this run, however, Moloney had no chance. Over the 200 meter hurdles, two preliminary runs decided whether to participate in the final, for which only the respective winner and runner-up qualified. Moloney was eliminated third in his preroll.

The real strength of Moloney was the 110-meter hurdles, which was regularly held in the USA as a 120- yard hurdle, a distance only a few centimeters shorter. Moloney easily qualified for the finals via the pre-run and intermediate run, but ran after two of his compatriots from the start.

The rankings at the Olympic Games for Frederick Graham Moloney:

• II. Summer Olympics 1900, Paris
  • 110 m hurdles - BRONZE with 15.6 s (gold to Alvin Kraenzlein , USA with 15.4 s; silver to John McLean , USA with 15.5 s)
  • 100 m - eliminated in the hope run with an unknown time (gold to Frank Jarvis , USA with 11.0 s)
  • 200 m hurdles - eliminated in the preliminary run as third with an unknown time (gold to Alvin Kraenzlein , USA with 25.4 s)

Note: With the exception of the time of the winner, the running times are estimated as there was no time measurement for those placed. With them, the gap to the winner or the first place was determined with a length specification.

After the Games in Paris, Moloney participated successfully in competitions for two more years, in particular in the comparative competitions of the universities of the American Midwest . In 1902 he managed a time of 15.4 s in the 120-yard hurdles, which corresponded to the time of his competitor Alvin Kraenzlein from the finals in Paris, who achieved the fastest time ever and an unofficial world record there .

After his sporting career, Moloney began his professional advancement, which made it to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Helios Corp. brought, a company that u. a. engaged in the development and construction of the first car radios .

In some publications the year of birth is given as 1882. However, there is no proof of this. The only written source that speaks for the year 1880 is the book by Kamper / Mallon Who's Who of the Olympic Games .

Web links

• Frederick Moloney in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )