The First Champion (2003)
An Chéad Laoch
In 1896 James Brendan Connolly, son of emigrant parents from the Aran Islands won the first athletics* Gold Medal at the Athens Olympics. He also won silver for High Jump and bronze in the Long jump. He later set a world record for the long jump that stood for 13 years. A friend of president Teddy Roosevelt, he developed into a war correspondent and novelist. In his prime he was better known than Rudyard Kipling. This documentary celebrates his life.
- Date of release
- 2003-01-01
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Bob Quinn
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