About Tom Kiely
Thomas Francis Kiely (25 August 1869 – 6 November 1951) was an Irish athlete. Kiely won gold in the all-round at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri representing Great Britain and Ireland, making him the first multi-event track and field champion of the Modern Olympic Games == Biography == Kiely was born in Ballyneale, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. the son of William and Mary (nee Downey) Kiely. He attended Ballyneale National School, where he started to take part in Gaelic football, hurling, and athletics. He represented Tipperary at Hurling, playing for Munster when they beat Leinster in London. In addition, he was the captain of the Grangemockler Gaelic Football Team, and on the same day as he represented Munster in the hurling match against Leinster, he played Gaelic football for Ireland versus London-Irish at Stamford Bridge. In all, Kiely won 53 sporting titles, and these were 38 Gaelic Athletic Association titles and Irish Amateur Athletic Association titles. He also won two American all round championships and won five British hammer throw titles at the AAA Championships in 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901 and 1902.
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