Joseph Forshaw (athlete)
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Competitor for the  United States
| ||
| Bronze | 1908 London | Marathon |
Joseph Forshaw, Jr. (May 13, 1881 – November 26, 1964) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.
He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the Marathon where he won the bronze medal. At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm he was 10th in the Marathon.
On May 6, 1905, Forshaw beat Sidney Hatch and Felix Carvajol to win the Missouri Athletic Club's All-Western Marathon in a time of 3:15:58.[1] Three years later on May 2, 1908, he finished second to Hatch in the same race(2:30:01).[1] In both races, Forshaw competed for the Missouri Athletic Club.[1]
Forshaw was selected to represent the United States in the marathon at the 1906 Olympic Games.[2] He was reported to have been from St. Louis.[2]
In March, 1912, Forshaw was one of "twenty of the best distance runners in the middle west" scheduled to participate in a 20-mile indoor marathon at Riverview Rink in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He also finished second to Joseph Erxleben in the 25-mile Missouri Athletic Club marathon in St. Louis on May 4, 1912 to earn a spot on the United States Olympic Team.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sullivan, J.E., ed. (January 1910). "Marathon Road Races". Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1910 XII (1). New York: American Sports Publishing Co. p. 91. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "OLYMPIC GAMES TEAM UNOFFICIALLY SELECTED; Representative Athletes Will Be Sent to Athens. SUBSCRIPTIONS COMING IN Andrew Carnegie Expected to Make Big Contribution -- List May Be Increased by Committee." (PDF). The New York Times (New York). February 19, 1906. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ↑ "They've Revived It: We Thought the Marathon Game Was Dead and Buried but Not Yet". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee). March 8, 1912. p. 13. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ↑ Martin, David E.; Gynn, Roger W.H. (2000). "1912: A South African Success Spree in Stockholm". The Olympic Marathon. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Publishers. p. 82. ISBN 9780880119696. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ↑ USA Track & Field (2004). "2004 USA Olympic Team Trials: Men’s Marathon Media Guide Supplement" (PDF). Santa Barbara, California: USA Track & Field. p. 7. Retrieved April 29, 2012.