Tim Ahearne

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Tim Ahearne (actually Timothy Joseph Ahearne ; born August 18, 1885 in Athea , County Limerick , now Ireland ; † November 1968 ibid) was an Irish athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland .

At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he competed in four disciplines. In the standing long jump and in the 110 meter hurdles he did not reach the final. In the long jump he was eighth with 6.72 meters. He won the triple jump competition with 14.92 meters and 16 centimeters ahead of second-placed Garfield MacDonald , an Irishman who emigrated to Canada.

Tim Ahearne was 1.70 m tall and weighed 57 kg during his playing days. He grew up in Ireland with his younger brother Dan Ahearn . Dan emigrated to the United States in 1909 and deleted the e at the end of his name when he immigrated. Tim later followed his brother.

Top performances

  • Long jump: 7.57 meters, this jump was only 4 centimeters behind Peter O'Connor's world record .
  • Triple jump: 14.92 meters, this jump was the longest jump after the hop-step-jump technique, but it was only slowly taking hold.

literature

  • Ian Buchanan : British Olympians. A hundred Years of Gold Medalists. Guinness, Enfield 1991, ISBN 0-85112-952-8 .
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics. German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Neuss 1999.

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personal data
SURNAME Ahearne, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ahearne, Timothy Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish triple jumper
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Athea
DATE OF DEATH November 1968
Place of death Athea