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Denis Horgan

Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (died 1922)

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Born
May 18, 1871
Died
June 2, 1922
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1871

About Denis Horgan

Denis Horgan was a champion Irish athlete and weight thrower, born in Banteer, County Cork, who competed mainly in the shot put. In 1906, Horgan set the world's record for the 28 pound shot, with a distance of 35 feet, 4.5 inches at the Ancient Order of Hibernians games held at Celtic Park in Queens, New York. Horgan won 13 British AAA Championships titles from 1893 to 1912. Horgan won a total 42 shot put titles during his athletic career, including 28 Irish championships, and one American championship. He competed for Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the shot put, where he won the silver medal.

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Denis Horgan timeline

  1. Horgan won 13 British AAA Championships titles from 1893 to 1912.
  2. In 1906, Horgan set the world's record for the 28 pound shot, with a distance of 35 feet, 4.5 inches at the Ancient Order of Hibernians games held at Celtic Park in Queens, New York.
  3. He competed for Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the shot put, where he won the silver medal.

The world when Denis Horgan was born

Denis Horgan was born in 1871. 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 headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
  • Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

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Population39.4M341 million

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