![]() Flanagan posing with 16 lb. hammer weight in 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | January 28, 1868 Ballinvreena, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 3, 1938 (aged 70) Limerick, reland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Joseph Flanagan (sometimes spelled Flannigan;[1][2] January 28, 1868 – June 3, 1938) was an Irish-American three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw, winning in 1900, 1904, and 1908.[3]