Johnny Hayes
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John Joseph Hayes was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the United States.
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Johnny Hayes, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish American Athletic Club, posing for a studio portrait shortly after his 1908 Olympic Marathon victory
Statue of Hayes and two other Olympic gold medalists (Matt McGrath and Bob Tisdall) in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Hayes running in the White Stadium near the finish lineAwards 1
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John Joseph Hayes was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the United States. He was also the first man to win a marathon at the now official standard distance of 26 miles 385 yards when Olympic officials lengthened the distance to put the finish line in front of the Royal Box.
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