James Donahue (athlete)

James Joseph Donahue (April 20, 1885, Brooklyn – March 15, 1966, Glen Rock, New Jersey) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon. He competed in the pentathlon for the United States team during the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden where he won the bronze medal. On winner Jim Thorpe's subsequent disqualification for playing semi-professional baseball in 1913, Donahue was declared vice-champion (silver medalist). In 1982 Thorpe was reinstated as champion by the IOC; however, Donahue was still to be considered vice-champion (silver medalist).

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1885 births

1966 deaths

American pentathletes

Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field

Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field

Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Track and field athletes from Brooklyn

Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics

American male decathletes

Olympic male pentathletes

Olympic decathletes