John Eller
John Eller 
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| Full name | John Jacob Eller |
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 United States
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| birthday | October 15, 1883 |
| place of birth | New York , USA |
| size | 175 cm |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| job | police officer |
| date of death | 20th January 1967 |
| Place of death | Cutchogue, USA |
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| discipline | Hurdles , decathlon |
| Best performance | 110 m hurdles: 15.3 s |
| society | I-AAC Queens |
John Eller (full name: John Jacob Eller, Jr. , born October 15, 1883 in New York , † January 20, 1967 in Cutchogue , New York ) was an American athlete who specialized in hurdles.
Sports career
John Eller grew up as a descendant of German immigrants in New York. In 1905 he joined the New York City Police Department and served as a police officer until 1941.
Eller began his sports career at the age of 17. First he tried his hand at the Metropolitan Rowing Club as a rower . In 1903 he became a member of the United States National Guard and joined the 71st Regiment. Here he took part in competitions of the Military Athletic League .
As a member of the Irish American Athletic Club , he was able to win the championship of the Amateur Athletic Union five times (1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912) over the hurdle distance of 220 yards. In 1911 and 1916 he also won the indoor championships.
In 1912 he was selected for the US Olympic team to participate in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm . In Stockholm he should take on 110 m hurdles. He also started in the pentathlon.
On July 7th, the pentathlon began with 26 athletes. The regulations stipulated that after three disciplines only the best 12 athletes could continue. The placement points were decisive for the placement, ie the lower the number of points, the better. John Eller finished 18th in the long jump with 6.17 m. Then came the javelin throw, which he finished 25th with 33.36 m. The third discipline was the 200-meter run. Eller came in fourth with 23.1 s. With 47 points, he finished 19th and was eliminated. To reach 12th place, he would have had to have 12 points less.
The 110-meter hurdles began with the heats on July 11th. In the heats, the two best athletes per run qualified for the semifinals. Eller was drawn in preliminary run 2, in which only two runners started. With 16.0 s, Eller won ahead of Briton Laurie Anderson and made it to the semi-finals. The semifinals took place on the same day. Here only the race winner could qualify for the final. Eller had to start directly in the first semifinals and finished second with an estimated 15.7 s and was eliminated.
with Abel Kiviat (center) and John Reynolds (r.)
Records and best performances
Joe Eller's best performance in the 110 m hurdles was 15.3 s, which he achieved in 1908. Before founding the World Athletics Federation IAAF in 1912 and the associated recognition of world record achievements, Eller set three unofficial world records over 220 yard hurdles (1907, 1908 and 1911). In total, he was able to win 43 championships at national and international level as well as police championships.
Life after exercise
For 37 years, from 1905 until his retirement in 1941, John Eller worked as a police officer, first in the motorcycle squadron, then in the law enforcement unit. In his police career, he was honored seven times for his excellent police work.
John Eller died on January 20, 1967 in Cutchogue, New York State.
Web links
- John Eller in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Short biography on wingedfist.com
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eller, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eller, John Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th January 1967 |
| Place of death | Cutchogue , New York |