John Brennan (athlete)
John Brennan ( John Joseph Brennan ; born July 17, 1879 in Ireland , † February 21, 1964 in West Allis ) was an American long and triple jumper .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he was fifth in the long jump with his personal best of 6.86 m. In the triple jump he was eighth with 13.59 m. His best performance in this discipline he had set up with 13.84 m in the US Olympic qualification on May 29, 1908 in Chicago .
John Brennan started out for Marquette University .
Web links
- John Brennan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Brennan, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brennan, John Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long and triple jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1964 |
| Place of death | West Allis |