John Duha
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John Alexander Duha (February 16, 1875 – January 21, 1940) was an American
gymnast
and track and field athlete
who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
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He died in Chicago
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In 1904 he won the bronze medals in the parallel bars event and team competition.
In the 1904 Summer Olympics
he participated in the following events:
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gymnast
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
and 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...
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He died in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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In 1904 he won the bronze medals in the parallel bars event and team competition.
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 following events:
- Gymnastics combinedGymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's combinedThe men's combined was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time a combined apparatus event was held at the Olympics, though the previous incarnation was more similar to the all-around turnverein featured simultaneously...
- fourth place - Gymnastics triathlonGymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's triathlonThe men's triathlon was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only time the event was held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, July 1, 1904 and on Saturday, July 2, 1904...
- 22nd place - Gymnastics all-aroundGymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's all-aroundThe men's all-around was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time an all-around event was held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, July 1, 1904 and on Saturday, July 2, 1904...
- 24th place - Athletics triathlonAthletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's triathlonThe men's triathlon was an unusual event conducted during the 1904 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee lists it as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme, though other sources list it among the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics events. Gymnasts rather...
- 36th place - Horizontal barGymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's horizontal barThe men's horizontal bar was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics....
- result unknown - VaultGymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's vaultThe men's vault was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was only the second time that the event was held at the Olympics....
- result unknown - Pommel horseGymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's pommel horseThe men's pommel horse was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics....
- result unknown