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1 Aug 1931
Somerville, United States of America
183 cm / 106 kg
6'0'' / 233 pounds
Male
After winning the Olympic title in 1956, Connolly placed eighth in 1960, sixth in 1964, and in 1968 failed to qualify for the finals. In a 10-year span from 1956 to 1965, he raised the world record seven times, won a total of nine AAU hammer titles, won the AAU indoor 35-lb. weight throw three times, and won a silver medal in the 1959 Pan American Games hammer throw. Connolly graduated from Boston College and became a teacher in October 1957, he overcame oceans of political red tape to marry Olga Fikotová, the Czech Olympic discus champion, whom he had...
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Olympics
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medals
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Mexico City 1968GamesResultsSportEventMexico City 1968
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17 QRAthleticsHammer Throw
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Tokyo 1964GamesResultsSportEventTokyo 1964
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6AthleticsHammer Throw
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Rome 1960GamesResultsSportEventRome 1960
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8AthleticsHammer Throw
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Melbourne 1956GamesResultsSportEventMelbourne 1956
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1 Gold medalAthleticsHammer Throw
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