Daniel Kelly (athlete)
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Daniel Joseph Kelly (September 1, 1883 – April 9, 1920) was an American long jumper and sprinter.[1]
He attended the University of Portland's Columbia Prep high school, where in 1905, he broke the existing world record for the Long Jump with a jump of 22 feet, 1-1/4 inches. He later attended the University of Oregon, where in 1906, he equaled the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes in the same day.[2] In 1908, Kelly briefly joined the Irish American Athletic Club,[3] and competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the long jump where he won the silver medal. He is a member of the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
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