Bruno Brodd
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Bruno Brodd was an American track and field athlete, born in Finland
, who specialized in the javelin throw
. He competed for the Irish American Athletic Club
and the Kaleva Athletic Club.
, Brodd contributed to the club’s victory at the 1910 AAU national championship in New Orleans, by breaking the American record for the javelin throw with a distance of 163 feet, 1 inch.
champion athlete Jim Thorpe
twice. The first time was at the 1912 Olympic pentathlon tryouts held at the Irish American Athletic Club
’s stadium, Celtic Park in Queens, New York, on May 18. Brodd defeated Thorpe in the javelin throw, with a throw of 157 feet, 6 inches, more than 20 feet better than Thorpe’s best throw of 136 feet, 7 ½ inches. (Brodd came in second to Thorpe in the running broad jump, slightly over a foot behind Thorpe’s jump, but Thorpe was the clear victor of the day, with first place finishes in 3 of the 5 events).
The second time Brodd competed against Thorpe was also at Celtic Park, in the Amateur Athletic Union
all-around championship, held after the 1912 Summer Olympics
at Stockholm. Brodd came in third place with a total point score of 3,885 in ten events, to Thorpe’s 7,476 points. (John Bredemus, who won the AAU All-Around Championship in 1908, came in second place with a total of 6,303 points).
In 1914, Brodd’s American record for the javelin throw was beaten by Harry Liversedge, and his AAU meet record was beaten by George Bronder, who would become another champion javelin thrower of the Irish American Athletic Club
. Bronder held the AAU meet record from 1914 to 1920, and the American javelin throw record from 1916 to 1920.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, who specialized in the javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
. He competed for the Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
and the Kaleva Athletic Club.
1910 American Javelin Champion
Competing for the Irish American Athletic ClubIrish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
, Brodd contributed to the club’s victory at the 1910 AAU national championship in New Orleans, by breaking the American record for the javelin throw with a distance of 163 feet, 1 inch.
Defeats Jim Thorpe in Javelin throw
In 1912, he competed against the famous Native AmericanIndigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
champion athlete Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe * Gerasimo and Whiteley. pg. 28 * americaslibrary.gov, accessed April 23, 2007. was an American athlete of mixed ancestry...
twice. The first time was at the 1912 Olympic pentathlon tryouts held at the Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
’s stadium, Celtic Park in Queens, New York, on May 18. Brodd defeated Thorpe in the javelin throw, with a throw of 157 feet, 6 inches, more than 20 feet better than Thorpe’s best throw of 136 feet, 7 ½ inches. (Brodd came in second to Thorpe in the running broad jump, slightly over a foot behind Thorpe’s jump, but Thorpe was the clear victor of the day, with first place finishes in 3 of the 5 events).
The second time Brodd competed against Thorpe was also at Celtic Park, in the Amateur Athletic Union
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
all-around championship, held after the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
at Stockholm. Brodd came in third place with a total point score of 3,885 in ten events, to Thorpe’s 7,476 points. (John Bredemus, who won the AAU All-Around Championship in 1908, came in second place with a total of 6,303 points).
1913 American Javelin Champion
In 1913, at the 19th Annual New York Athletic Club Games, held at Travers Island on June 14, Brodd regained the American record for the javelin throw, with a distance of 169 feet, 10 ¼ inches.In 1914, Brodd’s American record for the javelin throw was beaten by Harry Liversedge, and his AAU meet record was beaten by George Bronder, who would become another champion javelin thrower of the Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
. Bronder held the AAU meet record from 1914 to 1920, and the American javelin throw record from 1916 to 1920.