Film

The First Champion

2003 · 50m · Documentary

In 1896 James Brendan Connolly, son of emigrant parents from the Aran Islands won the first athletics* Gold Medal at the Athens Olympics. He also won silver for High Jump and bronze in the Long jump. He later set a world record for the long jump that stood for 13 years. A friend of president Teddy Roosevelt, he developed into a war correspondent and novelist. In his prime he was better known than Rudyard Kipling. This documentary celebrates his life.

• Bob QuinnDirector

Release date

January 1, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Rated

G

Genres

Documentary