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Martin Joseph Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) is a former athlete from the United States.
He was born in Treenduff, County Mayo, Ireland and died in Manhattan, New York. He moved as a sixteen year old to the U.S.
A five-time Olympic gold medalist, 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. Although not the American flag bearer at the 1908 games (as sometimes reported), Sheridan fueled a controversy when flagbearer Ralph Rose refused to dip the flag to King Edward VII of England. Sheridan supported Rose by explaining "This flag dips to no earthly king." His statement exemplified both Irish and American defiance of the British monarchy.
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