Herbert Kerrigan

Herbert Kerrigan
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  United States
Intercalated Games
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens High jump
Kerrigan, circa 1904

Herbert William Kerrigan (January 24, 1879 – September 10, 1959) was an American track and field athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.

Biography

He was born in Portland, Oregon[1] and died in San Francisco.

Kerrigan competed for the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland and won the Pacific Northwest high jump championships in 1894 and 1896.[1] In the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece, Kerrigan won the bronze medal jointly with Greek athlete Themistoklis Diakidis. Kerrigan had been favored to win, but was injured by a wave that hit the ship carrying the U.S. team to Athens.[2][3] The winning height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) was the lowest winning height in Olympic history.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Curtis, William B. "American Amateur Athletes in 1896" (PDF). Outing. XXIX (3): 272–276.
  2. ^ a b "Trivia archive". Running Past. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  3. ^ "American athletes arrive; most of those injured on the steamer are recovering". New York Times. April 16, 1906. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
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US National Championship winners in men's high jump
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1876-8: Edwards Ficken
1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879: William Wunder
  • 1880: Alfred Carroll
  • 1881: C.W. Durand
  • 1882: Alfred Carroll
  • 1883: Malcolm Ford
  • 1884: J.T. Rinehart
  • 1885–87: William Page
  • 1888Note 1: Tim O'Connor
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • 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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