John J. Reynolds
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United States
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track and field athlete
Track and field
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, and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
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. He was part of the U.S. Olympic team in the 1912 Olympics, and competed in the Marathon, but did not complete the race, dropping out just short of the 19th mile.
In 1909, Reynolds finished 8th place in the Yonkers Marathon
Yonkers Marathon
The Yonkers Marathon, held in Yonkers, New York, is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. The course of the Yonkers Marathon is known as being tough and hilly....
with a time of 3:01:40. In April 1910, Reynolds came in 6th place in the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
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, with a time of 2:40:03. In November 1910, Reynolds won the Yonkers Marathon
Yonkers Marathon
The Yonkers Marathon, held in Yonkers, New York, is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. The course of the Yonkers Marathon is known as being tough and hilly....
. "Reynolds time was remarkable, being 2 hours 38 minutes 36 and 2/5 seconds for a course a trifle over 25 miles in length, five miles of which were through the crowded city streets of Yonkers." Other competitors in the race included William Galvin of the Yonkers Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
, who came in third place and Sidney Hatch
Sidney Hatch
Sidney Hatch was an American athlete who competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the 4 mile team where he won the silver medal with his team mates James Lightbody, Frank Verner, Lacey Hearn and Frenchman Albert Corey.Sidney Hatch was also a...
of the Chicago Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
, who came in 5th place.
In 1911 Reynolds came in third place in the Yonkers Marathon
Yonkers Marathon
The Yonkers Marathon, held in Yonkers, New York, is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. The course of the Yonkers Marathon is known as being tough and hilly....
, with Sidney Hatch
Sidney Hatch
Sidney Hatch was an American athlete who competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the 4 mile team where he won the silver medal with his team mates James Lightbody, Frank Verner, Lacey Hearn and Frenchman Albert Corey.Sidney Hatch was also a...
competing for the Illinois State Gaelic A.A
Gaelic Athletic Association
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taking first, and William Galvin running for the Mercury A.C. coming in second. In 1913, Reynolds finished 2nd in the Yonkers Marathon
Yonkers Marathon
The Yonkers Marathon, held in Yonkers, New York, is the second oldest marathon in the United States, after the Boston Marathon. The course of the Yonkers Marathon is known as being tough and hilly....
with a time of 2:40:51, a minute and half behind J. Duffy of the Ramblers Athletic Club of Toronto.