Ira Davenport (athlete)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1887 Winfield, Kansas |
| Died | July 17, 1941 (aged 53) Dubuque, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | Columbia (IA) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | ||
Representing the  United States
| ||
 |
1912 Stockholm | 800 metres |
Ira Nelson Davenport (October 13, 1887 – July 17, 1941) was an American track athlete, football and baseball player, and coach.[1] He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 800 metres where he won the bronze medal. In the 400 metres event he was eliminated in the semi-finals. For a time before the Olympics, Davenport lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended Minneapolis Central High School before going on to the University of Chicago.[2][3] He also competed for the United States in the exhibition baseball tournament in Stockholm. Davenport ran track and played football at the University of Chicago. He served as the head football coach at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College, from 1920 to 1921. Davenport was later the general manager and treasurer of the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works.
References[]
- ^ "Ira Davenport". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Yankee Sprinters Amaze Europeans by their Speed on Stadium Track". sports. Minneapolis Sunday Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 7 July 1912. pp. 1, 2.
- ^ "Former Minneapolis Central Athlete Qualifies in Stockholm Race". sports. Minneapolis Journal. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 6 July 1912. p. 3.
External links[]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ira Davenport". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03.
   | This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1887 births
- 1941 deaths
- American male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- College men's track and field athletes in the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic baseball players of the United States
- Chicago Maroons football players
- Loras Duhawks football coaches
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- People from Grant County, Oklahoma
- People from Winfield, Kansas
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs