Paul Pilgrim
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's athletics | |||
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| Gold | St. Louis 1904 | 4 miles team race | |
| Gold | Athens 1906[1] | 400 metres | |
| Gold | Athens 1906[1] | 800 metres | |
Paul Henry Pilgrim (October 26, 1883 in New York City – January 8, 1958 in White Plains, New York) was an American athlete who won three gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, Pilgrim competed in the 400 metre and 800 metre races, without success. He finished sixth in the four mile team run, aiding the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) to win the gold medal.
In the 1906 Summer Olympics at Athens, Pilgrim was an 11th-hour addition to the team. He travelled to Athens on his own, missing the wave that washed over the deck of the American team's ship in Gibraltar. The wave injured about half-dozen athletes aboard the deck, including one of the favorites in the 400 metres, Harry Hillman.
Pilgrim advanced to the final in the 400 metres, and was third before the final straight. On that stretch, he passed Wyndham Halswelle of Great Britain and Nigel Barker of Australia to win in time of 53.2 seconds. In the 800 metres, Pilgrim passed James Lightbody on the final lap and won by 2 feet.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London Pilgrim competed in the 400 metres. He did not advance to the semifinals.
Following his wins at the Athens Games, he never won a major competition again. He worked the rest of his career at NYAC, where one of his medals is on display.
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- ^ a b This medal does not appear in results or tables published by the International Olympic Committee, which retroactively downgraded the 1906 Summer Olympics and does not consider them to have been true "Games of the Olympiad."
[edit] Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Athletics 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on July 15, 2007.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on July 15, 2007. (Polish)
| Olympic champions in men's 400 m |
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| 1896: Tom Burke | 1900: Maxey Long | 1904: Harry Hillman | 1906: Paul Pilgrim | Wyndham Halswelle | 1912: Charles Reidpath | 1920: Bevil Rudd | 1924: Eric Liddell | 1928: Ray Barbuti | 1932: Bill Carr | 1936: Archie Williams | 1948: Arthur Wint | 1952: George Rhoden | 1956: Charlie Jenkins | 1960: Otis Davis | 1964: Michael Larrabee | 1968: Lee Evans | 1972: Vincent Matthews | 1976: Alberto Juantorena | 1980: Viktor Markin | 1984: Alonzo Babers | 1988: Steve Lewis | 1992: Quincy Watts | 1996: Michael Johnson | 2000: Michael Johnson | 2004: Jeremy Wariner |
| Olympic champions in men's 800 m |
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1896: Teddy Flack | 1900: Alfred Tysoe | 1904: Jim Lightbody | 1906: Paul Pilgrim | 1908: Mel Sheppard | 1912: Ted Meredith | 1920: Albert Hill | 1924: Douglas Lowe | 1928: Douglas Lowe | 1932: Thomas Hampson | 1936: John Woodruff | 1948: Mal Whitfield | 1952: Mal Whitfield | 1956: Tom Courtney | 1960: Peter Snell | 1964: Peter Snell | 1968: Ralph Doubell | 1972: Dave Wottle | 1976: Alberto Juantorena | 1980: Steve Ovett | 1984: Joaquim Cruz | 1988: Paul Ereng | 1992: William Tanui | 1996: Vebjørn Rodal | 2000: Nils Schumann | 2004: Yuriy Borzakovskiy |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pilgrim, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1958 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: 1883 births | 1958 deaths | American track and field athletes | Middle distance runners | Athletes at the 1904 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1906 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1908 Summer Olympics | Competitors for the United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics | People from New York City | Olympic gold medalists for the United States
