Tom Kiely

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Tom Kiely

Tom Kiely (actually Thomas Francis Kiely ; born August 25, 1869 in Ballyneal near Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary , † November 6, 1951 in Dublin ) was an Irish athlete .

Kiely became Olympic champion in an all-round competition at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, a forerunner of today's decathlon . This competition was held a few months before the actual Olympic Games, so Kiely was not rated as an Olympic champion . Kiely started for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at the time .

It was not until the 1950s that Kiely was subsequently declared an Olympic champion by the IOC following research by an Irish journalist .

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SURNAME Kiely, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kiely, Thomas Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH at Carrick-on-Suir
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1951
Place of death Dublin