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Peter O'Connor (athlete)

Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (died 1957)

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Born
October 24, 1872
Died
November 9, 1957
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1872

About Peter O'Connor (athlete)

Peter O'Connor was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games. Peter O'Connor (24 October 1872 – 9 November 1957) was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games. In 1899, he won All-Ireland medals in long jump, high jump and hop, step and jump (triple jump). O'Connor won six consecutive AAA Championships long jump titles from 1901 to 1906 and two long jump titles from 1903 and 1904.

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Peter O'Connor (athlete) timeline

  1. Peter O'Connor (24 October 1872 – 9 November 1957) was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games.
  2. In 1899, he won All-Ireland medals in long jump, high jump and hop, step and jump (triple jump).
  3. O'Connor won six consecutive AAA Championships long jump titles from 1901 to 1906 and two long jump titles from 1903 and 1904.

The world when Peter O'Connor (athlete) was born

Peter O'Connor (athlete) was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

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Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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