Frederick Moloney
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Frederick Graham “Fred” Moloney (August 4, 1882 – December 24, 1941) was an American
athlete who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the 110 metre hurdles and won a bronze medal
in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
in Paris
with a time of 15.6 seconds. John McLean
took silver with a time of 15.5 seconds.
Moloney also competed in the 100 metres event
, placing second in his first-round heat, third in his semifinal, and in the bottom half of the repechage to finish between 7th and 9th overall. In the 200 metre hurdles
, he finished third in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.
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athlete who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the 110 metre hurdles and won a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. In many countries, due in part to the conflagration of the Olympic Games and the World's Fair in Paris, the media discussed only the athletics events under the "Olympic" name while...
in Paris
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with a time of 15.6 seconds. John McLean
John McLean (athlete)
John Frederick McLean was an All-American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach. He won a silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.5 seconds. He was also selected as an All-American football player in 1899 while playing for...
took silver with a time of 15.5 seconds.
Moloney also competed in the 100 metres event
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was a sprinting event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, 1900. 20 athletes from nine nations competed.-Records:...
, placing second in his first-round heat, third in his semifinal, and in the bottom half of the repechage to finish between 7th and 9th overall. In the 200 metre hurdles
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre hurdles
The men's 200 metres hurdles was a hurdling event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900...
, he finished third in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.