Martin Sheridan
Martin Sheridan | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing the United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1904 St Louis | Discus throw | |
| 1908 London | Discus throw | |
| 1908 London | Greek discus | |
| 1908 London | Standing long jump | |
| Intercalated Games | ||
| 1906 Athens | Discus throw | |
| 1906 Athens | Shot put | |
| 1906 Athens | Standing high jump | |
| 1906 Athens | Standing long jump | |
| 1906 Athens | Stone throw | |
Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was an Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw.
Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, he was a participant of both the 1904 and the 1908 Olympic Games, and was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales".
He died on 27 March 1918, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, from the Spanish flu pandemic. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York.