Corrie Gardner
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Cornelius H. "Corrie" Gardner (12 March 1879 – 6 August 1960) was an Australia
n track and field athlete
who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
. He participated in the long jump competition
but his result is unknown. He also ran in the 110 metre hurdles event
but was eliminated in the first round.
He also played Australian rules football
, where he used his pace and running skills on the wing for the Essendon Football Club
in 1898 and the Melbourne Football Club
between 1900 and 1905. He was a member of Melbourne's first premiership side in 1900. His brother Eric
also played for Melbourne, but missed playing in the premiership side due to injury.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n track and field athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
. He participated in the long jump competition
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
The men's long jump was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Ten athletes from three nations participated...
but his result is unknown. He also ran in the 110 metre hurdles event
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 8 hurdlers from at least 2 nations participated...
but was eliminated in the first round.
He also played Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, where he used his pace and running skills on the wing for the Essendon Football Club
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in 1898 and the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
between 1900 and 1905. He was a member of Melbourne's first premiership side in 1900. His brother Eric
Eric Gardner
Eric Gardner was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League . The younger brother of Corrie Gardner, Eric was a long kicking forward. He played as a wingman and missed out on playing in Melbourne's 1900 premiership side, in his debut season, through...
also played for Melbourne, but missed playing in the premiership side due to injury.