John Cregan (athlete)
American middle-distance runner
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Born | January 29, 1878 Schenectady, New York, USA | |||||||||||
Died | December 26, 1965 (aged 77) Philadelphia, USA | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | middle-distance running | |||||||||||
Club | Princeton Tigers | |||||||||||
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John Francis Cregan (January 29, 1878 – December 26, 1965) was an early twentieth century American athlete who specialised in the 800 metres.
Biography
Creagn born in Schenectady, New York, attended Princeton University.[1]. He finished second in the 880 yards at the British 1900 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Creagn participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres event.[4] He died in Philadelphia.[5]
References
- ^ "In The Olympics". www.goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1900. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "John Cregan". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links
- John Cregan at Olympedia
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US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run
- 1876: Harold Lambe
- 1877: Romulus Colgate
- 1878: Edward Merritt
- 1879–80: Lon Myers
- 1881: Walter Smith
- 1882: William Goodwin
- 1883: Tom Murphy
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885: Herbert Mitchell
- 1886: Charles Smith
- 1887–88: George Tracey
- 1888: Wm. Moffatt
- 1889: R.A. Ward
- 1890: Harry Dadmun
- 1891: Walter Dohm
- 1892–93: Theodore Turner
- 1894–96: Charles Kilpatrick
- 1897: John Cregan
- 1898: Thomas Burke
- 1899: Herbert Manvel
- 1900: Alex Grant
- 1901: Howard Hayes
- 1902: John Wright
- 1903–04: Howard Valentine
- 1905: Jim Lightbody
- 1906–08: Mel Sheppard
- 1909: Clar. Edmundsen
- 1910: Harry Gissing
- 1911–12: Mel Sheppard
- 1913–14: Homer Baker
- 1915: Leroy Campbell
- 1916: Donald Scott
- 1917: Michael Devaney
- 1918: Tom Campbell
- 1919: Joie Ray
- 1920: Earl Eby
- 1921–22: Alan Helffrich
- 1923: Ray Watson
- 1924: Edward Kirby
- 1925: Alan Helffrich
- 1926: Alva Martin
- 1927: Ray Watson
- 1928: Lloyd Hahn
- 1929: Phil Edwards
- 1930–32: Edwin Genung
- 1933: Glenn Cunningham
- 1934: Ben Eastman
- 1935: Elroy Robinson
- 1936: Charles Beetham
- 1937: John Woodruff
- 1938: Howard Borck
- 1939–41: Charles Beetham
- 1942: John Borican
- 1943: William Hulse
- 1944–45: Bob Kelley
- 1946: John Fulton
- 1947: Reggie Pearman
- 1948: Herb Barten
- 1949–51: Mal Whitfield
- 1952: Reggie Pearman
- 1953–54: Mal Whitfield
- 1955–56: Arnie Sowell
- 1957–58: Tom Courtney
- 1959: Tom Murphy
- 1960: Jim Cerveny
- 1961: Jim Dupree
- 1962: Jerry Siebert
- 1963: Bill Crothers (CAN) * Jim Dupree
- 1964: Jerry Siebert
- 1965: Morgan Groth
- 1966: Tom Farrell
- 1967–68: Wade Bell
- 1969: Byron Dyce (JAM) * Juris Luzins
- 1970: Ken Swenson
- 1971: Juris Luzins
- 1972: Dave Wottle
- 1973–74: Rick Wohlhuter
- 1975: Mark Enyeart
- 1976: James Robinson
- 1977: Mark Belger
- 1978–82: James Robinson
- 1983: David Patrick
- 1984: James Robinson
- 1985–87: Johnny Gray
- 1988: Mark Everett
- 1989: Johnny Gray
- 1990–91: Mark Everett
- 1992: Johnny Gray
- 1993–94: Mark Everett
- 1995: Brandon Rock
- 1996: Johnny Gray
- 1997–98: Mark Everett
- 1999: Khadevis Robinson
- 2000: Mark Everett
- 2001–03: David Krummenacker
- 2004: Jonathan Johnson
- 2005–07: Khadevis Robinson
- 2008–12: Nick Symmonds
- 2013–14: Duane Solomon
- 2015: Nick Symmonds
- 2016: Clayton Murphy
- 2017: Donavan Brazier
- 2018: Clayton Murphy
- 2019: Donavan Brazier
- 20212020 OT: Clayton Murphy
- 2022-23: Bryce Hoppel
- 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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