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Dan KellyMen's athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesOlympic Games Silver 1908 London Long jump Daniel Kelly (Daniel Joseph "Dan" Kelly; September 1, 1883 – April 9, 1920) was an American long jumper and sprinter.
He attended the University of Oregon, where in 1906, he equaled the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes in the same day.[1] In 1908, Kelly briefly joined the Irish American Athletic Club,[2] and competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the long jump where he won the silver medal. He is a member of the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ "Dan - GoDucks.com The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site at www.goducks.com Kelly"]. GoDucks.com. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=0&SPID=3169&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=244210. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ The San Francisco Call, June 9, 1908.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. http://www.oregonsportshall.org/inductee-members.html. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
External links
- Winged Fist Organization
- Dielman, Gary. Dan Kelly in the Oregon Encyclopedia
Categories:- 1883 births
- 1920 deaths
- Long jumpers
- American track and field athletes
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Oregon Ducks track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Oregon
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
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