James Mitchel Explained

James Sarsfield Mitchel (born Mitchell; January 30, 1864  - July 3, 1921) was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics.[1] He was one of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."

Biography

Mitchell was born in Emly, County Tipperary,[2] Ireland,[3]

Mitchell won the shot put and hammer throw titles at the 1887 AAA Championships.[4] The following year he successfully defended his hammer tile at the 1888 AAA Championships.[5]

He competed in events organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and was in the GAA's 1888 American Invasion Tour, where he won a gold and two silver medals at the national championships of the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America.[6] Like many of the GAA team, Mitchell remained in New York City rather than returning to Ireland at the end of the tour.

Mitchel represented New York Athletic Club at the 1904 Olympics in St Louis, Missouri. In the 56 lb weight throw he won the bronze medal. In the hammer throw competition he finished fifth and in the discus throw event he finished sixth.[7]

Spalding Athletic Library issued several "how to" books, one being "How to become a weight thrower" by Olympian James Mitchel.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Mitchel . Olympedia . February 2, 2021.
  2. Irish Olympians, by Lindie Naughton and Johnnie Watterson, published by Blackwater Press,
  3. Web site: Irish-born Medal Winners in the early Olympic Games . LA84Foundation.org . 2 July 2008 . 8 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908071757/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv6n2/JOHv6n2f.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 24 July 2024.
  5. News: The Amateur Athletic Championship . Empire News & The Umpire . 1 July 1888 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 July 2024.
  6. News: Crack Amateur Athletes; Spirited Contests at Yesterday's Championship Meeting . 25 April 2022 . . . 14 October 1888 . New York City . 17 c. 5 . en.
  7. Web site: James Mitchel . databaseOlympics.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070216162800/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MITCHJAM01 . 2007-02-16 . dead.
  8. Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/collections/selected-digitized-books/?dates=1916&fa=segmentof:dcmsiabooks.howtobecomeweigh00mitc/&sb=shelf-id&st=gallery// Retrieved Dec 16, 2020

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