John McDermott (runner)
John J. "J.J." McDermott was an Irish-American athlete who in 1896 won the first marathon run in the United States as well as the inaugural Boston Marathon, then known as the B.A.A. Road Race, in 1897.[1][2]
McDermott was reported to have been from New York City and represented the Pastime Athletic Club.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, Richard A.; Johnson, Robert Hamilton (2009). "The 1890s to 1930". The Boston Marathon. Arcadia Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 9780738563503. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
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