Pat McDonald (athlete)

Patrick Joseph McDonald (born McDonnell; July 29, 1878 – May 16, 1954) was born in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland. He competed as an American track and field athlete in a variety of the throwing events. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and of the New York City Police Department, working as a traffic cop in Times Square for many years. He was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."

Pat McDonald

McDonald in 1912

Personal information

Nickname(s)

Babe[1]

Born

July 26, 1878
Killard, Clare, Ireland

Died

May 16, 1954 (aged 75)
New York, New York, United States

Height

6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)

Weight

265 lb (120 kg)

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	1912 Stockholm	Shot put
	1920 Antwerp	56 lb weight throw
	1912 Stockholm	Two handed shot put

Updated on 30 July 2015.

Biography

The tombstone of Pat McDonald in Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Pat McDonald Memorial at White Strand, Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland

He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the shot put where he won the gold medal. He also took part in the shot put (both hands) competition where the distance thrown with each hand was added together. This was the only time this event was held in the Olympic program, and McDonald finished second behind teammate Ralph Rose who had finished second to him in the shot competition.

McDonald returned 8 years later after World War I to compete in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Here he won the Gold medal in the 56 lb weight throw in the second and final time this competition was held in the Olympic program.

Pat McDonald died in 1954 at age 75[1] and was interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York.

He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2012.

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References

"Pat McDonald". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

Greenberg, Stan (1987). Olympic Games: The Records. London: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-85112-896-3.
Kieran, John (1977). The Story of the Olympic Games; 776 B.C. to 1976. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company. ISBN 0-397-01168-7.
http://www.wingedfist.org/assets/Pat_McDonald_Sprin_3100.pdf Police Athletes of the Past: Patrick Mcdonald - Spring 3100]

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by George Bonhag	Flagbearer for United States Antwerpen 1920	Succeeded by Taffy Abel
Preceded by Taffy Abel	Flagbearer for United States Paris 1924	Succeeded by Godfrey Dewey

Olympic champions in men's shot put

Olympic champions in men's throws (defunct events)
Two handed shot put	1912: Ralph Rose
Greek style discus throw	1906: Verner Järvinen 1908: Martin Sheridan
Two handed discus throw	1912: Armas Taipale
Stone throw	1906: Nikolaos Georgantas
56 pounds weight throw	1904: Étienne Desmarteau 1920: Pat McDonald
Freestyle javelin throw	1908: Eric Lemming
Two handed javelin throw	1912: Julius Saaristo

US National Championship winners in men's shot put
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–80: A.W. Adams 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–94^{Note 1}: George Gray 1895: William Hickok 1896: George Gray 1897: Charles Hennemann 1898–99: Richard Sheldon 1900: Denis Horgan 1901: Fred Beck 1902: George Gray 1903: Leon Feuerbach 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905–06: Wesley Coe 1907–10: Ralph Rose 1911–12: Pat McDonald 1913: Lawrence Whitney 1914: Pat McDonald 1915–17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Alma Richards 1919–20^OT: Pat McDonald 1921: Bud Houser 1922: Pat McDonald 1923: Orville Wanzer 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Bud Houser 1926: Herbert Schwarze 1927: John Kuck 1928^OT–31: Herman Brix 1932^OT: Leo Sexton 1933–35: Jack Torrance 1936: Dimitri Zaitz 1937: James Reynolds 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Lilburn Williams 1940–42: Al Blozis 1943–44: Earl Audet 1945–46: Bill Bangert 1947–48: Jim Delaney 1949–50: Jim Fuchs 1951–55: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ken Bantum 1957: Bill Nieder 1958–60: Parry O'Brien 1961: Dallas Long 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Dave Davis 1964: Randy Matson 1965: John McGrath 1966–68: Randy Matson 1969: Neal Steinhauer 1970: Randy Matson 1971: Karl Salb 1972: Randy Matson 1973–75: Al Feuerbach 1976–77: Terry Albritton 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Dave Laut
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Brian Oldfield 1981: Dave Laut 1982: Kevin Akins 1983: Dave Laut 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Dave Laut 1986–87: John Brenner 1988: Ed Wade 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Jim Doehring 1991: Ron Backes 1992^OT: Mike Stulce
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Randy Barnes 1994: C. J. Hunter 1995: Brent Noon 1996^OT–97: Randy Barnes 1998–99: John Godina 2000^OT: Adam Nelson 2001: John Godina 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: John Godina 2004^OT: Adam Nelson 2005: Christian Cantwell 2006: Adam Nelson 2007–08^OT: Reese Hoffa 2009–10: Christian Cantwell 2011: Adam Nelson 2012^OT: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014–15: Joe Kovacs 2016-17: Ryan Crouser 2018: Darrell Hill 2019: Ryan Crouser
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

1920 USA Olympic Track & Field Team
Track/road/cross country athletes	Harold Barron Max Bohland George Bretnall (r) Hal Brown Tom Campbell Jimmy Connolly George Cornetta Bob Crawford Edward Curtis Charles Daggs Gus Desch Michael Devaney Ivan Dresser Earl Eby Robert Emery Fred Faller Patrick Flynn Clifford C. Furnas Albert Hulsebosch Charles Hunter Earl Johnson Morris Kirksey Carl Linder Frank Loomis Thomas Maroney Charles Mellor Ted Meredith Loren Murchison Feg Murray John Norton Joseph Organ Charley Paddock Amisoli Patasoni Joseph Pearman William Plant Joie Ray Richard Remer Winfred Rolker Arthur Roth Arlie Schardt (t) George Schiller Jackson Scholz Donald Scott Frank Shea Larry Shields Walker Smith Albert Sprott Lewis Watson Ray Watson Allen Woodring William Yount
Field/combined event athletes	Dan Ahearn Milton Angier William Bartlett Basil Bennett George Bihlman Everett Bradley Sol Butler Howard Cann Robert J. Dunne Everett Ellis Frank Foss Kaufman Geist Harry Goelitz Brutus Hamilton Clarence Jaquith Eldon Jenne Carl Johnson Edward Knourek Sherman Landers Richmond Landon Robert LeGendre James Lincoln Harry Liversedge Jack Mahan Pat McDonald James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant Harold Muller John Murphy Edwin Myers Gus Pope Edward Roberts Pat Ryan Dink Templeton Arthur Tuck Eugene Vidal Walter Whalen Kenneth Wilson
Coaches and trainers	Jack Moakley (head coach) Bill Hayward (associate coach) Lawson Robertson (associate coach) Michael J. Ryan (associate coach)

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