Jim Delaney (athlete)
American shot putter (1921–2012)
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Francis James Delaney (March 1, 1921 – April 2, 2012) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.[1]
He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1939 and was considered the country's top shot putter at the time.
Delaney competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the shot put where he won the silver medal.
References
- ^ "Francis James "Jim" Delaney Obituary: View Francis Delaney's Obituary by Press Democrat". Legacy.com. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
External links
- Jim Delaney at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Francis James Delaney at Olympics.com
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US National Championship winners in men's shot put
New York Athletic Club
- 1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
NAAAA
- 1879–80: A.W. Adams
- 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht
- 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht
- 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888–94Note 1: George Gray
- 1895: William Hickok
- 1896: George Gray
- 1897: Charles Hennemann
- 1898–99: Richard Sheldon
- 1900: Denis Horgan
- 1901: Fred Beck
- 1902: George Gray
- 1903: Leon Feuerbach
- 1904: Martin Sheridan
- 1905–06: Wesley Coe
- 1907–10: Ralph Rose
- 1911–12: Pat McDonald
- 1913: Lawrence Whitney
- 1914: Pat McDonald
- 1915–17: Arlie Mucks
- 1918: Alma Richards
- 1919–20OT: Pat McDonald
- 1921: Bud Houser
- 1922: Pat McDonald
- 1923: Orville Wanzer
- 1924: Ralph Hills
- 1925: Bud Houser
- 1926: Herbert Schwarze
- 1927: John Kuck
- 1928OT–31: Herman Brix
- 1932OT: Leo Sexton
- 1933–35: Jack Torrance
- 1936: Dimitri Zaitz
- 1937: James Reynolds
- 1938: Frank Ryan
- 1939: Lilburn Williams
- 1940–42: Al Blozis
- 1943–44: Earl Audet
- 1945–46: Bill Bangert
- 1947–48: Jim Delaney
- 1949–50: Jim Fuchs
- 1951–55: Parry O'Brien
- 1956: Ken Bantum
- 1957: Bill Nieder
- 1958–60: Parry O'Brien
- 1961: Dallas Long
- 1962: Gary Gubner
- 1963: Dave Davis
- 1964: Randy Matson
- 1965: John McGrath
- 1966–68: Randy Matson
- 1969: Neal Steinhauer
- 1970: Randy Matson
- 1971: Karl Salb
- 1972: Randy Matson
- 1973–75: Al Feuerbach
- 1976–77: Terry Albritton
- 1978: Al Feuerbach
- 1979: Dave Laut
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Brian Oldfield
- 1981: Dave Laut
- 1982: Kevin Akins
- 1983: Dave Laut
- 1984: Augie Wolf
- 1985: Dave Laut
- 1986–87: John Brenner
- 1988: Ed Wade
- 1989: Randy Barnes
- 1990: Jim Doehring
- 1991: Ron Backes
- 1992OT: Mike Stulce
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Randy Barnes
- 1994: C. J. Hunter
- 1995: Brent Noon
- 1996OT–97: Randy Barnes
- 1998–99: John Godina
- 2000OT: Adam Nelson
- 2001: John Godina
- 2002: Adam Nelson
- 2003: John Godina
- 2004OT: Adam Nelson
- 2005: Christian Cantwell
- 2006: Adam Nelson
- 2007–08OT: Reese Hoffa
- 2009–10: Christian Cantwell
- 2011: Adam Nelson
- 2012OT: Reese Hoffa
- 2013: Ryan Whiting
- 2014–15: Joe Kovacs
- 2016OT-17: Ryan Crouser
- 2018: Darrell Hill
- 2019: Ryan Crouser
- 20212020 OT: Ryan Crouser
- 2022-23: Ryan Crouser
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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