Category:Matt McGrath
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Date of birth | 18 December 1877 Nenagh | ||||
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Date of death | 29 January 1941 New York City | ||||
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Matthew John “Matt” McGrath (December 18, 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 65, he attained the rank of 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). In his prime, he was known as "one of the world's greatest weight throwers.
Media in category "Matt McGrath"
The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
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1912 Matt McGrath.JPG 1,204 × 1,238; 633 KB
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Ralph Rose, Pat McDonald, Matt Grath, Jones, Kaviatt (i.e., Kiviat) LCCN2014691984.jpg 5,703 × 4,229; 2.84 MB
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Ralph Rose, Pat McDonald, Matt Grath, Jones, Kaviatt (i.e., Kiviat) LCCN2014691984.tif 5,703 × 4,229; 23.01 MB
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- 1941 deaths
- Births in Nenagh
- Deaths in New York City
- Hammer throwers from the United States
- Olympic athletics competitors from the United States
- 1908 Summer Olympics athletics competitors from the United States
- 1908 Summer Olympics sportspeople from the United States
- 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners from the United States
- 1912 Summer Olympics athletics competitors from the United States
- 1912 Summer Olympics sportspeople from the United States
- 1912 Summer Olympics medal winners from the United States
- 1924 Summer Olympics athletics competitors
- 1924 Summer Olympics sportspeople from the United States
- 1924 Summer Olympics medal winners from the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- 63-year-old deaths