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Martin Sheridan

1881 - 1918

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Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was an Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw. Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, he was a participant of both the 1904 and the 1908 Olympic Games, and was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales". He died on 27 March 1918, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, from the Spanish flu pandemic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Sheridan is the 692nd most popular athlete (up from 964th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 245th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Martin Sheridan ranks 692 out of 6,025. Before him are Roelof Klein, Luciano Sušanj, Ian Stewart, Harald Tammer, Tommy Hampson, and Marita Lange. After him are Eugène Balme, Henri Tauzin, Noboru Terada, Pino Dordoni, Doug Rogers, and Géo André.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Martin Sheridan ranks 168. Before him are Kanno Sugako, Antti Hackzell, Refik Saydam, Arkady Averchenko, David Hammond, and Yosef Haim Brenner. After him are Fernand Sanz, Otto Toeplitz, Alexander Kanoldt, John Svanberg, Yngvar Bryn, and Juan José de Amézaga. Among people deceased in 1918, Martin Sheridan ranks 149. Before him are Eduard von Keyserling, Toivo Kuula, Margit Kaffka, John McCrae, Virgilio Fossati, and Marianne Cope. After him are Henri Tauzin, Émile Étienne Guimet, Henry Gunther, Henry Macintosh, Johannes Thiele, and Rose Cleveland.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Martin Sheridan ranks 213 out of 549. Before him are Richard Steele (1672), Richard Todd (1919), Brendan Behan (1923), Mary Proctor (1862), Shelley McNamara (1952), and Jason O'Mara (1972). After him are Sinéad Cusack (1948), Veronica Guerin (1958), George Moore (1852), Liam Cosgrave (1920), Tim Ahearne (1885), and Becky Lynch (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Martin Sheridan ranks 4. Before him are John Flanagan (1873), Patrick Ryan (1881), and Pat McDonald (1878). After him are Tim Ahearne (1885), Matt McGrath (1875), Pat O'Callaghan (1906), William Carr (1876), Tom Kiely (1869), Patrick Leahy (1877), Con Leahy (1876), and James Mitchel (1864).

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