James Rosenberger
 James Rosenberger in 1912 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1887 New York City, United States |
| Died | January 1, 1946 (aged 58) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100–400 m |
| Club | I-AAC, Queens |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.0 (1911)200 m – 22.1 (1911)400 m – 49.0 (1909)[1][2] |
James Maher Rosenberger (April 6, 1887 – January 1, 1946) was an American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He was born in New York City and died in Brooklyn, New York.[3]
In 1909, at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) metropolitan senior championships, held at Travers Island, Rosenberger took first place in 100 and 220 yard dash.[4] The following week, Rosenberger was part of the Irish American Athletic Club's four-man relay team that broke the world's record for the one-mile relay with a time of 3 minutes 20 2/5 seconds. The other three men on the record-breaking team were C.S. Cassara, Melvin Sheppard, and William Robbins.[5]
On April 9, 1911,[6] Rosenberger anchored the Irish American Athletic Club 4×440 yard relay team that broke the world record at Celtic Park, Queens, New York and set the first IAAF- recognized world record for 4×440 yard or 4×400 meter relay race, in time of 3 minutes and 18.2 seconds. The other members of the world record-setting team were Harry Gissing, Mel Sheppard and Harry Schaaf.[7]
Rosenberger participated in the 1912 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in a 400 m semifinal.[1] Next year, he competed in Australia with the AAU team,[8] and in 1915, he became the coach for the Long Island Athletic Club.[9]
References
- ^ abJames RosenbergerArchived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^James Rosenberger. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^"James Rosenberger". Olympedia. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^"IRISH-AMERICAN ATHLETES TRIUMPH; Win Thirteen Events at Senior Metropolitan Championships at Travers Island." New York Times, September 19, 1909.
- ^"Mile Relay Record at Travers Island." New York Times, September 26, 1909.
- ^Del's Athletic Almanac. athletics.hitsites.de
- ^Annual Track & Field Dinner Journal, 1911.Irish American Athletic Club
- ^New York Times, October 12, 1913,
- ^New York Times, November 25, 1915.
Further reading
- Sullivan, James E. (1912). The Olympic Games Stockholm – 1912(PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing Company. Archived from the original(PDF) on April 10, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
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- 1887 births
- 1946 deaths
- American men sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in the sport of athletics
- Track and field athletes from New York City
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century American sportsmen