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Patrick Leahy (athlete)

Pat Leahy, Irish-American Olympic jumper (died 1927)

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Born
May 20, 1877
Died
December 29, 1927
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1877

About Patrick Leahy (athlete)

Patrick Joseph Leahy was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Patrick Joseph Leahy (20 May 1877 – 29 December 1927) was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals (for Great Britain and Ireland) in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Patrick broke the British high jump record in Dublin in 1898 with a jump of 6 ft. 4in. (1.93m). His brother Con won medals in jumping at two Olympic Games.

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Patrick Leahy (athlete) timeline

  1. Patrick Joseph Leahy (20 May 1877 – 29 December 1927) was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals (for Great Britain and Ireland) in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
  2. Patrick broke the British high jump record in Dublin in 1898 with a jump of 6 ft. 4in. (1.93m).

The world when Patrick Leahy (athlete) was born

Patrick Leahy (athlete) was born in 1877. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

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Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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