Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt Mcgrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr, Peter O'connor, John Pius Boland, Patrick Ryan, Patrick Mcdonald, Cornelius Leahy, John Daly, Harold Mahony, Daniel Ahearn, James Cecil Parke, Edward Barrett, Denis Horgan, Tom Kiely, Kenneth Mcarthur, Con Walsh, Patrick Leahy, Timothy Ahearne, James Mitchell, Beatrice Hill-Lowe, Joe Lydon, Patrick Flynn, John Barrett, Con O'kelly, Denis St. George Daly, Bryan Fowler, James Clarke, John Beresford. Excerpt: Olympic medal record Beatrice Geraldine Hill-Lowe (born County Louth, Ireland ) was an Irish archer who represented Britain . She was the first Irishwomen to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . Hill-Lowe competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round . She took third place in the event with her 618 points, 70 behind champion Queenie Newall 's tally. References (URLs online) Sources A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Medal record Robert ("Bobby") Kerr (June 9, 1882 May 12, 1963) was an Irish Canadian sprinter . He won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography Kerr was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, present-day Northern Ireland, but his family immigrated to Canada when he was five, eventually settling in Hamilton . While working as a fireman, Kerr also enjoyed running in his spare time. He soon became the best regional sprinter, and in 1904 he used his savings to travel to Saint Louis, United States and compete in the 1904 Summer Olympics. There, he was eliminated in the heats of all three events he entered (60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres). However, Kerr's performances got better, and he set Canadian records in ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Olympic Competitors from Ireland Who Represented Other Countries: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt McGrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr. To get started finding Olympic Competitors from Ireland Who Represented Other Countries: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt McGrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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80
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Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1155236114
Olympic Competitors from Ireland Who Represented Other Countries: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt McGrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt Mcgrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr, Peter O'connor, John Pius Boland, Patrick Ryan, Patrick Mcdonald, Cornelius Leahy, John Daly, Harold Mahony, Daniel Ahearn, James Cecil Parke, Edward Barrett, Denis Horgan, Tom Kiely, Kenneth Mcarthur, Con Walsh, Patrick Leahy, Timothy Ahearne, James Mitchell, Beatrice Hill-Lowe, Joe Lydon, Patrick Flynn, John Barrett, Con O'kelly, Denis St. George Daly, Bryan Fowler, James Clarke, John Beresford. Excerpt: Olympic medal record Beatrice Geraldine Hill-Lowe (born County Louth, Ireland ) was an Irish archer who represented Britain . She was the first Irishwomen to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . Hill-Lowe competed at the 1908 Games in the only archery event open to women, the double National round . She took third place in the event with her 618 points, 70 behind champion Queenie Newall 's tally. References (URLs online) Sources A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Medal record Robert ("Bobby") Kerr (June 9, 1882 May 12, 1963) was an Irish Canadian sprinter . He won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography Kerr was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, present-day Northern Ireland, but his family immigrated to Canada when he was five, eventually settling in Hamilton . While working as a fireman, Kerr also enjoyed running in his spare time. He soon became the best regional sprinter, and in 1904 he used his savings to travel to Saint Louis, United States and compete in the 1904 Summer Olympics. There, he was eliminated in the heats of all three events he entered (60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres). However, Kerr's performances got better, and he set Canadian records in ...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Olympic Competitors from Ireland Who Represented Other Countries: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt McGrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr. To get started finding Olympic Competitors from Ireland Who Represented Other Countries: Martin Sheridan, John Jesus Flanagan, Matt McGrath, Noel Purcell, Bobby Kerr, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.