John Cregan (athlete)
American middle-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Francis Cregan (January 29, 1878 – December 26, 1965) was an early twentieth century American athlete who specialised in the 800 metres.
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| Born | January 29, 1878 Schenectady, New York, USA | |||||||||||
| Died | December 26, 1965 (aged 77) Philadelphia, USA | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | middle-distance running | |||||||||||
| Club | Princeton Tigers | |||||||||||
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Creagn born in Schenectady, New York, attended Princeton University.[1] He finished second in the 880 yards at the British 1900 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Creagn participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres event.[4] He died in Philadelphia.[5]
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