Denis Carey (athlete) explained

Denis Carey
Birth Date:6 August 1872
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Death Date:1 March 1947 (aged 74)
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer throw
Club:Dublin Metropolitan Police

Denis Carey (6 August 1872  - 1 March 1947) was an Irish track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Carey born in Limerick, became the British champion in the hammer throw after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1893 AAA Championships.[1] [2] [3]

In 1912 he finished sixth in the hammer throw competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 26 July 2024.
  2. News: Athletics . Morning Post . 3 July 1893 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 July 2024.
  3. News: The Amateur Athletic Association . Sporting Life . 3 July 1893 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Denis Carey . Olympedia . 2 May 2021.