| 词条 | James Duncan (athlete) |
| 释义 |
|name= |nickname= |image=James Duncan 1913.jpg | image_size = |caption=James Duncan in 1913 |birth_date= September 25, 1887 |birth_place=New York, United States | death_date = January 21, 1955 (aged 64) | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |sport=Athletics |event= Discus throw |club= Mohawk Athletic Club Bradhurst Field Club Irish American Athletic Club |pb= 47.59 m (1912) |alma_mater= | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}{{MedalBronze| 1912 Stockholm| Discus throw}} }} James Henry "Jim" Duncan (September 25, 1887 – January 21, 1955) was an American discus thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] During World War I he rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. World recordDuncan was the first holder of the official world discus record. On May 26, 1912, he hurled the discus with his right hand 156 feet 1¾ inches (47.59) at the Irish American Athletic Club's track & field, Celtic Park in Queens, New York. On the same day, he hurled the discus 96 feet 7.5 inches, with his left hand, breaking the world's record for right and left hands combined with a distance of 252 feet 8 and 7/8 inches.[2] This throw was recognized by the IAAF when they issued their inaugural list of records in 1912. Military careerDuncan was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He was attached to the 11th Company of Engineers. He served in five offensive and one defensive sectors. After his discharge from the U.S. Army, he stayed in France, married a French woman and opened a gymnasium in Paris. He was also the caretaker and manager of the American Military Cemetery at Suresnes, near Paris and corresponded with many American mothers, informing them of his visits to their sons graves.[2] In 1920, he was offered the position of trainer for the French Olympic athletes training for the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.[3] In 1927, his 3-year-old daughter, Jacqueline Duncan won a beauty competition, being voted "the healthiest and most beautiful child of more than 30,000 who entered a competition organized by one of the leading Paris newspapers."[4] Duncan was critically injured in 1932, when in an apparent suicide attempt, he shot himself three times, with two bullets lodging in his abdomen. He was in France.[5] He died on January 21, 1955. References1. ^[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/jim-duncan-1.html Jim Duncan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827201555/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/jim-duncan-1.html |date=2012-08-27 }}. Sports-reference.com 2. ^1 New York Times, April 27, 1932. 3. ^New York Times, April 16, 1920. 4. ^New York Times, June 1, 1927. 5. ^{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=J. H. Duncan Shoots Himself In France. Superintendent Of The American Cemetery At Suresnes Is In Critical Condition. He Appeared Depressed. War Veteran Established 2 World Records For Discus Throw At Celtic Park Here In 1912 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1932/04/27/archives/jhduncan-shoots-himself-in-france-superintendent-of-the-american.html |quote=James H. DunCan, American veteran of the World War and for many years superintendent of the American Military Cemeetery at Suresnes, is in a serious condition in the hospital at Boulognesur-Seine tonight as a result of self-inflicted bullet wounds. |work=New York Times |date=April 27, 1932 |accessdate=2010-07-09 | first=Wireless | last=To}} Further reading
External links
9 : 1887 births|1955 deaths|American military personnel of World War I|American male discus throwers|Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics|Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)|Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field|Olympic track and field athletes of the United States|Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。