Edward O'Brien (athlete)
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men's athletics | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1936 Berlin | 4x400 m relay |
Edward Thomas O'Brien (September 12, 1914 – September 15, 1976) was an American runner who competed mainly in the 400 meters. He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, in the 4 × 400 meter relay, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harold Cagle, Robert Young and Alfred Fitch.
O'Brien was All-American in the 400 meters three years in a row. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1937, and was inducted into the Syracuse Hall of Fame, with his trophies on display there. He married Florence Quintin in 1937. He enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1941, serving on a destroyer in the South Pacific.
He had one child, Edward T. O'Brien Jr., a psychologist who resides in Clearwater, Florida. O'Brien died on September 15, 1976, of colon cancer after living for several years at his home in Bermuda.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie O'Brien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- v
- t
- e
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1876-77: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Frank Brown
- 1879-84: Lon Myers
- 1885: H. Mason Raborg
- 1886: John Robertson
- 1887: Harvey Banks
- 1888: Walter Dohm
- 1888: T.J. Mahoney
- 1889: Walter Dohm
- 1890-92: William Downs
- 1893: Edward Allen
- 1894: Tom Keane
- 1895-97: Thomas Burke
- 1898-1900: Maxie Long
- 1901: Howard Hayes
- 1902: Fay Moulton
- 1903: Harry Hillman
- 1904: D.H. Meyer
- 1905-06: Frank Waller
- 1907: John Taylor
- 1908: Harry Hillman
- 1909: Edward Lindberg
- 1910: William Hayes
- 1911: Edward Lindberg
- 1912: Thomas Halpin
- 1913: Carroll Haff
- 1914-15: Ted Meredith
- 1916: Thomas Halpin
- 1917: Frank Shea
- 1918: Cornelius Shaughnessy
- 1919-20: Frank Shea
- 1921: William Stevenson
- 1922: James Driscoll
- 1923: Horatio Fitch
- 1924: James Burgess
- 1925: Cecil Cooke
- 1926: Ken Kennedy
- 1927: Hermon Phillips
- 1928: Ray Barbuti
- 1929: Reggie Bowen
- 1930-31: Vic Williams
- 1932: Bill Carr
- 1933-34: Ivan Fuqua
- 1935: Eddie O'Brien
- 1936: Harold Smallwood
- 1937-38: Ray Malott
- 1939: Erwin Miller
- 1940-41: Grover Klemmer
- 1942-43: Cliff Bourland
- 1944: Elmore Harris
- 1945: Herb McKenley (JAM) * James Herbert
- 1946: Elmore Harris
- 1947: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Dave Bolen
- 1948: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Mal Whitfield
- 1949: George Rhoden (JAM) * Hugh Maiocco (3)
- 1950: George Rhoden (JAM) * Tom Cox (3)
- 1951: George Rhoden (JAM) * Dick Maiocco (3)
- 1952: Mal Whitfield
- 1953: Jesse Mashburn
- 1954: Jim Lea
- 1955: Charles Jenkins
- 1956: Tom Courtney
- 1957: Reggie Pearman
- 1958-59: Eddie Southern
- 1960-61: Otis Davis
- 1962-63: Ulis Williams
- 1964: Mike Larrabee
- 1965: Ollan Cassell
- 1966-69: Lee Evans
- 1970-71: John Smith
- 1972: Lee Evans
- 1973-74: Maurice Peoples
- 1975: Dave Jenkins (GBR) * Fred Newhouse
- 1976: Maxie Parks
- 1977: Robert Taylor
- 1978: Maxie Parks
- 1979: Willie Smith
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Willie Smith
- 1981-82: Cliff Wiley
- 1983: Sunder Nix
- 1984-85: Mark Rowe
- 1986: Darrell Robinson
- 1987: Butch Reynolds
- 1988: Tim Simon
- 1989: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1990: Steve Lewis
- 1991: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1992OT: Danny Everett
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Michael Johnson
- 1994: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1995-96OT: Michael Johnson
- 1997: Antonio Pettigrew
- 1998-99: Jerome Young
- 2000OT: Michael Johnson
- 2001: Derrick Brew
- 2002: Angelo Taylor
- 2003: Tyree Washington
- 2004OT-05: Jeremy Wariner
- 2006: Andrew Rock
- 2007: Angelo Taylor
- 2008OT-09: LaShawn Merritt
- 2010: Greg Nixon
- 2011: Tony McQuay
- 2012OT-13: LaShawn Merritt
- 2014: Gil Roberts
- 2015: David Verburg
- 2016OT: LaShawn Merritt
- 2017: Fred Kerley
- 2018: Kahmari Montgomery
- 2019: Fred Kerley
- 20212020 OT-22: Michael Norman
- 2023: Bryce Deadmon
- 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.
This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e