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Matt McGrath

1875 - 1941

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Matthew John McGrath (December 28, 1875 – January 29, 1941) was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. At the time of his death at age 64, he attained the rank of Police Inspector, and during his career received the NYPD's Medal of Valor twice. He competed for the U.S. team in the Olympics in 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 (at age 47). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matt McGrath is the 1,443rd most popular athlete (down from 1,202nd in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 266th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matt McGrath ranks 1,443 out of 6,025. Before him are Viktor Mamatov, Frederick Sheffield, Cecil Griffiths, Alois Schnabel, Barbara Ferrell, and Fleur Mellor. After him are Pepi Bader, Manfred Schmid, Jacques Cariou, Karl Malmström, Rolf Danneberg, and Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Matt McGrath ranks 175. Before him are Charles Gondouin, Andreas Michalakopoulos, Tomás Berreta, Františka Plamínková, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, and Johan Edman. After him are Karl Malmström, Émile Wegelin, Kaʻiulani, Charles Ericksen, James J. Jeffries, and Vasily Kachalov. Among people deceased in 1941, Matt McGrath ranks 191. Before him are Hugh Walpole, Wilhelm Leichum, Friedrich Engel, Élie Blanchard, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, and John Stanley Plaskett. After him are Kei Okami, Helmut Hamann, Diederik Korteweg, Ibrahim Tuqan, Simon Guggenheim, and Cecilio Báez.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Matt McGrath ranks 267 out of 549. Before him are Alison Doody (1966), Victor Herbert (1859), Luke Kelly (1940), Owen Moore (1886), Sydney, Lady Morgan (1776), and Philip Pettit (1945). After him are Domhnall Gleeson (1983), Liam Brady (1956), Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665), Eoin Colfer (1965), and Caoimhín Kelleher (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Matt McGrath ranks 6. Before him are John Flanagan (1873), Patrick Ryan (1881), Pat McDonald (1878), Martin Sheridan (1881), and Tim Ahearne (1885). After him are Pat O'Callaghan (1906), William Carr (1876), Tom Kiely (1869), Patrick Leahy (1877), Con Leahy (1876), and James Mitchel (1864).

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