James Rosenberger
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United States
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track and field athlete
Track and field
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and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
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. He was born in New York City
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and died in Brooklyn, New York.
In 1909, at the Amateur Athletic Union
Amateur Athletic Union
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metropolitan senior championships, held at Travers Island, Rosenberger took first place in 100 and 220 yard dash. The following week, Rosenberger was part 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:...
's four-man relay team that broke the world's record for the one mile relay, with a time of 3 minutes 20 2/5 seconds. The other three men on the record breaking team were; C.S. Cassara, Melvin Sheppard, and William Robbins
William Robbins (athlete)
William Robbins was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club.He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
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On April 9, 1911, Rosenberger anchored 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:...
4x440 yard relay team that broke the world record at Celtic Park, Queens, New York, and set the first IAAF- recognized world record for 4x440 yard or 4x400 meter relay race, with a time of 3 minutes and 18.2 seconds. The other members of the world record setting team were; Harry Gissing
Harry Gissing
Harry E. Gissing was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, Mohawk Athletic Club, and the Irish American Athletic Club. In 1911, he was part of a world's record setting team in the 4x400 meter relay race.In 1908, Gissing won the A.A.U half-mile championship...
, Mel Sheppard
Mel Sheppard
Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club and winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics...
and Harry Schaaf
Harry Schaaf
Henry "Harry" Schaaf was an American track and field athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and a Police Officer in the New York City Police Department...
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Rosenberger competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
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, in the 400 metres race
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics...
where he was eliminated in the semi-finals.
In 1913, Rosenberger was part of a team of Amateur Athletic Union
Amateur Athletic Union
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athletes who went to Australia to compete.
In 1915, he was the coach for the Long Island Athletic Club.