Martin Sheridan

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" | Men’s Athletics

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1904 St Louis || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Discus throw

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1908 London || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Discus throw

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1908 London || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Greek discus

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1908 London || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Standing long jump

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | 1906 Intercalated Games

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1906 Athens || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Shot put

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1906 Athens || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Discus throw

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1906 Athens || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Standing high jump

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1906 Athens || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Standing long jump

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1906 Athens || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Stone throw |}

Martin Joseph Sheridan (March 27, 1881 – March 27, 1918), Was "One of the greatest athletes this country has ever known" according to obituary in the New York Times. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, March 27th, 1918.

A member of the Irish American Athletic Club and a five-time Olympic gold medalist, Sheridan was called "one of the greatest figures that ever represented this country in international sport, as well as being one of the most popular who ever attained the championship honor." He won the discus throw event at the 1904, 1906, and 1908 Summer Olympics as well as the shot put at the 1906 Olympics and the Greek discus in 1908.

At the 1906 Summer Olympics, he also won silver medals in the standing high jump, standing long jump and the stone throw.

It is often claimed that Sheridan fueled a controversy in London in 1908, when flagbearer Ralph Rose refused to dip the flag to King Edward VII of England. Sheridan is supposed to have supported Rose by explaining "This flag dips to no earthly king," and it is claimed that his statement exemplified both Irish and American defiance of the British monarchy. However careful research has shown that this was first reported in 1952. Sheridan himself made no mention of it in his published reports on the Games.

External links

• Martin Sheridan - 9 Time Olympic Medalist
• Martin Sheridan-Early Discus Star
• Martin Sheridan at Find a Grave

John Flanagan, Martin Sheridan and James Mitchell at the 1904 Summer Olympics