Thomas Burke (athlete)
Thomas Burke | ||||||||||
Full name | Thomas Edmund Burke | |||||||||
nation | United States | |||||||||
birthday | January 15, 1875 | |||||||||
place of birth | Boston | |||||||||
size | 183 cm | |||||||||
Weight | 66 kg | |||||||||
date of death | February 14, 1929 | |||||||||
Place of death | Boston | |||||||||
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discipline | sprint | |||||||||
Best performance | 11.8 s ( 100 m ) | |||||||||
society | Boston Athletic Association | |||||||||
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Thomas Burke ( Thomas Edmund "Tom" Burke ; born January 15, 1875 in Boston , Massachusetts , USA ; † February 14, 1929 ibid) was a student at Boston University and participated in the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 .
Life
Burke competed for the USA and took first place both in the 100-meter run with a time of 12.0 s and in the 400-meter run with a time of 54.2 s and received two silver medals for this (1896 the winner has not yet received a gold medal). He was one of the first runners to practice the low start . At the third elimination race of the 100 meter competition on the first day of competition on March 25th jul. / April 6, 1896 greg. he took first place in front of the German Fritz Hofmann in 11.8 s. At the second elimination race over 400 meters on the first day of competition on March 25th July. / April 6, 1896 greg. he took first place in 58.4 s ahead of the British Charles Gmelin .
Even before the Olympic Games in Athens, Burke was a well-known runner over 400 meters and 440 yards. In 1895 he won the AAU title over 440 yards. After the Olympics, he specialized in longer distances and won over 440 and 880 yards ICAAAA titles. In 1897 he was a co-initiator of the annual Boston Marathon .
From 1899 he studied at Harvard Law School and became a lawyer. He also wrote sporting articles for the Boston Journal and Boston Post .
Web links
- Thomas Burke in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Burke, Thomas |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burke, Thomas Edward (full name); Burke, Tom |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1929 |
Place of death | Boston |