Jay O'Brien
Jay O'Brien medal table |
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silver | 1928 St. Moritz | Bobsleigh (five-man bobsleigh) |
gold | 1932 Lake Placid | Bobsleigh (four-man bobsleigh) |
Jay James O'Brien (born February 22, 1883 in New York , † April 5, 1940 in Palm Beach ) was an American bobsledder .
O'Brien first took part in the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz at the age of 44, where he won the silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh. At the 1932 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, he won the gold medal with the American four-man bobsleigh. With this success at the age of 48 years and 357 days, he was the oldest Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Olympic Games until 2006 . At the 1932 Winter Games, he was also the leader of the American bobsleigh team, the United States Olympic Bobsled Committee . He died of a heart attack in 1940.
Web links
- Profile at databaseolympics
- Jay O'Brien in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | O'Brien, Jay |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | O'Brien, Jay James (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsledder |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1883 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1940 |
Place of death | Palm Beach , Florida |