Adam Gunn
American decathlete
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| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1904 St Louis | All-around |
Adam Beattie Gunn (December 23, 1870 – August 17, 1935) was a Scottish-American athlete who competed mainly in the "All rounder", the forerunner of today's Decathlon. Gunn took first place in the Amateur Athletic Union's U.S. All-around championships in 1901 and 1902. The 1901 title was won in Buffalo, New York which Gunn adopted as his home town.
He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri in the All rounder which consisted of 100 y run, shot put, high jump, 880 y walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 y hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump and 1 mile run, where he won the silver medal.[1]
He was born in the Sutherland village of Golspie, in the Highlands of Scotland.
References
- ^ "Adam Gunn". Olympedia. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
External links
- Adam Gunn at Olympedia
- Adam B. Gunn, Olympic Silver Medalist
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USA Championship winners in men's All-Around
- 1884: W.R. Thompson (CAN)
- 1885–86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887: Alexander Jordan
- 1888: Malcolm Ford
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1889–91: Alexander Jordan
- 1892–94: Eugene Goff
- 1895: J. Cosgrove
- 1896: Lewis Sheldon
- 1897: Ellery Harding Clark
- 1898: E.C. White
- 1899: Fred Powers
- 1900: Harry Gill (CAN)
- 1901–02: Adam Gunn
- 1903: Ellery Harding Clark
- 1904: Tom Kiely (IRL)
- 1905: Martin Sheridan
- 1906: Tom Kiely (IRL)
- 1907: Martin Sheridan
- 1908: John L. Bredemus
- 1909: Martin Sheridan
- 1910–11: Fred Thomson
- 1912: John L. Bredemus
- 1913: Fred Thomson
- 1914: Avery Brundage
- 1915: Not held
- 1916: Avery Brundage
- 1917: Harry Goelitz
- 1918: Avery Brundage
- 1919: Harrison Thomson
- 1920: Not held
- 1921: Harrison Thomson
- 1922–41: Not held
- 1942: Josh Williamson
- 1943–49: Not held
- 1950: Dale Keyser
- 1951: John Voight
- 1952: Raymond Bussard
- 1953: Bob Richards
- 1954: Merwin Carter
- 1955: Lyman Frasier
- 1956: Charles Stevenson
- 1957–59: Tom Pagani
- 1960: Charles Stevenson
- 1961: Bill Urban
- 1962: Tom Pagani
- 1963–65: Bill Urban
- 1966: Brian Murphy
- 1967: Bill Urban
- 1968: Bill Walsh
- 1969–70: Brian Murphy
- 1971: Rich Robinson (athlete)
- 1972: Karl Harz
- 1973: Norm Cyprus
- 1974: Not held
- 1975–76: Lloyd Sigler
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