John Kelly (6 December 1929 – 13 November 2012) was an Irish racewalker, marathon runner, and actor. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland | 6 December 1929
Died | 13 November 2012 Prescott, Arizona | (aged 82)
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Racewalking, Marathon |
Club | Amateur Athletic Union, Southern California Striders, Santa Monica Track Club |
John Kelly was born in Loughmore, a village in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2]
Kelly won the 1965 Philadelphia Marathon, finishing the race in a time of 2:37:23 during a snowstorm.[3]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970's he was a member of various track and field athletics clubs, including the Amateur Athletic Union, Southern California Striders and the Santa Monica Track Club.[4]
In the 1970s Kelly became a member of the Screen Actors Guild and appears briefly in the musical film Star!, starring Julie Andrews and Richard Crenna.[5] In September of 1973, he was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[6][7]
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