Herbert Kerrigan
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Herbert William Kerrigan (January 24, 1879 – September 10, 1959) was an American
athlete
who competed mainly in the high jump
.
He was born in Portland, Oregon
and died in San Francisco
.
Kerrigan competed for the Multnomah Athletic Club
in Portland and won the Pacific Northwest high jump championships in 1894 and 1896. In the 1906 Summer Olympics
held in Athens
, Greece
, Kerrigan won the bronze medal jointly with Greek athlete Themistoklis Diakidis
. Kerrigan had been favored to win, but was injured by a wave that hit the ship carrying the U.S. team to Athens. The winning height of 5' 10" (1.775m) was the lowest winning height in Olympic history.
United States
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athlete
Athletics (track and field)
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who competed mainly in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
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He was born in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
and died in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
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Kerrigan competed for the Multnomah Athletic Club
Multnomah Athletic Club
The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social club and athletic club in Portland, Oregon, United States.Founded in 1891, the club has expanded greatly from its beginnings. It now fills two buildings totaling , making it the largest indoor athletic club in the world...
in Portland and won the Pacific Northwest high jump championships in 1894 and 1896. In the 1906 Summer Olympics
1906 Summer Olympics
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee...
held in Athens
Athens
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, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Kerrigan won the bronze medal jointly with Greek athlete Themistoklis Diakidis
Themistoklis Diakidis
Themistoklis Diakidis , was a Greek high jump athlete.Diakidis was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi....
. Kerrigan had been favored to win, but was injured by a wave that hit the ship carrying the U.S. team to Athens. The winning height of 5' 10" (1.775m) was the lowest winning height in Olympic history.