Johnny Hayes
John Joseph Hayes (April 10, 1886 – August 25, 1965) was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the United States. He was also the first man to win a marathon at the now official standard distance of 26 miles 385 yards when Olympic officials lengthened the distance to put the finish line in front of the Royal Box (the 1896 and 1904 Olympic marathons had been less than 25 miles long).
Johnny Hayes in 1908 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | John Joseph Hayes | |||||||||||
| Born | April 10, 1886 New York City, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | August 25, 1965 (aged 79) Englewood, New Jersey, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||
| Club | I-AAC, Queens | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | Marathon – 2:26:04 (1908) (at 24 mile distance) | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.