George Bonhag
George Bonhag | ||||||||||||||||
Full name | George Valentine Bonhag | |||||||||||||||
nation | United States | |||||||||||||||
birthday | January 31, 1882 | |||||||||||||||
place of birth | Boston , USA | |||||||||||||||
size | 179 cm | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg | |||||||||||||||
date of death | October 30, 1960 | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | New York , USA | |||||||||||||||
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discipline |
Middle distance running , long distance running , cross country running , walking |
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society | I-AAC Queens | |||||||||||||||
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George Valentine Bonhag (born January 31, 1882 in Boston , † October 30, 1960 in New York City ) was one of the best middle and long distance runners of his time. He became the first Olympic walking champion.
At the Olympic Games in 1904 , Bonhag had no result in the 800-meter run .
At the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games , Bonhag finished fourth in the five-mile run. To his great disappointment, he only finished 6th in the 1,500-meter run . He then signed up for the 1,500-meter walk, even though he had never taken part in walking competitions. He won Olympic gold in the 1,500 meter walk, making him the first ever Olympic walking champion .
At the Olympic Games in 1908 he won silver in the team competition over three miles with John Eisele and Herbert Trube . Bonhag gave up in the obstacle course.
At the Olympic Games in 1912 , Bonhag was fourth in the 5000 meter run in 15: 09.8 minutes. In the 3,000-meter team race, Bonhag won gold with Tell Berna and Norman Taber , while Abel Kiviat and Louis Scott did not reach the finish. Sweden won silver in this competition ahead of Great Britain.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 .
- Bill Mallon / Ian Buchanan: Quest for Gold , New York City 1984 ISBN 0-88011-217-4
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996 Track and Fields Athletics , Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV
Web links
- George Bonhag in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bonhag, George |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bonhag, George Valentine |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1882 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1960 |
Place of death | New York City |