Larry Manogue
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 14 June 1875 Callan, Kilkenny |
| Died | 7 September 1925 (aged 50) Barry, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | South London Harriers |
Lawrence Joseph Manogue (14 June 1875 – 7 September 1925)[1] was an Irish born athlete who competed for Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]Manogue was born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland and educated at St. Kieran’s College, Kilkenny City.[3] He moved to London to work in the civil service and joined the South London Harriers.[3]
Manogue won the 8 miles Irish Championship in February 1908.[4] Manogue represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[5] In the 800 metres, Manogue did not finish his semifinal heat, dropping out around the halfway mark and not advancing to the final.[3]
He died in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Larry Manogue at Olympedia
- ^ Larry Manogue at Sports Reference Sports Reference
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Irish A.C.". Sporting Life. 17 February 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
[edit]- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 29 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 July 2006.
- L. J. Manogue at Olympedia
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