Denis Carey (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1872 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 1 March 1947 (aged 74) Dublin, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Club | Dublin Metropolitan Police |
Denis Carey (6 August 1872 – 1 March 1947) was an Irish track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Carey born in Limerick, became the British champion in the hammer throw after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1893 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Carey was still throwing at elite level 20 years after his first AAA title and finished second behind Tom Nicolson in the hammer event at the 1912 AAA Championships.[4][5]
Shortly after the 1912 AAA Championships, he finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[6]
Carey finished third behind Swede Carl Johan Lind in the hammer event at the 1914 AAA Championships.[7][8]
Carey's remarkable career continued after war and the Irishman finished third in both the 56lb weight throw and hammer events at the 1920 AAA Championships.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletics". Morning Post. 3 July 1893. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 3 July 1893. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Denis Carey". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Applegarth's Feats". Manchester Courier. 6 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Profile Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Denis Carey's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Denis Carey at Olympedia
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