Jack Merchant

American hammer thrower

Jack Merchant
Personal information
Full nameJohn William Merchant
NationalityAmerican
Born(1899-05-03)May 3, 1899
Marshfield, Oregon, United States
DiedMarch 31, 1972(1972-03-31) (aged 72)
Berkeley, California, United States
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Hammer throw

John William Merchant (May 3, 1899 – March 31, 1972) was an American athlete.[1] He competed in the men's long jump at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the men's hammer throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

Competing for the California Golden Bears track and field team, Merchant won the shot put and hammer throw at the 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Merchant". Olympedia. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Merchant Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Jack Merchant at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
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New York Athletic Club
1879–1888 – NAAAA
  • 1879: James McDermott
  • 1880: William Curtis
  • 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht
  • 1883: Wilson Coudon
  • 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht
  • 1886: Wilson Coudon
  • 1887: Charles Queckberner
  • 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
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  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Zealand national champions in men's hammer throw
  • 1893–1894: Owen McCormack
  • 1895: Charles Louisson
  • 1896: P.J. Brown
  • 1897: Jocelyn Kallender
  • 1898: Jack Skinner
  • 1899–1900: William Heaney Madill
  • 1901: William Angland
  • 1902: William Heaney Madill
  • 1903–1905: Samuel Baird
  • 1906: Thomas O'Grady
  • 1907–1910: Jack Wallace
  • 1911: Alex Bisset
  • 1912: Michael Kean
  • 1913–1915: Jack McHolm
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920–1922: Jack McHolm
  • 1923: Jack Merchant (USA)
  • 1924–1925: Jack McHolm
  • 1926–1927: William Harvey
  • 1928–1930: Jack McHolm
  • 1931: William Harvey
  • 1932: Jim Leckie
  • 1933–1938: Mick Spillane
  • 1939: S.W. White
  • 1940: Mick Spillane
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945–1946: Jim Leckie
  • 1947: Max Carr
  • 1948: Jim Leckie
  • 1949: Max Carr
  • 1950–1951: Arthur Fuller
  • 1952: Dave Leech
  • 1953: Duncan Clark
  • 1954: Max Carr
  • 1955–1958: Duncan Clark
  • 1959: Max Carr
  • 1960: Duncan Clark
  • 1961: Maurice Roderick
  • 1962: Dave Leech
  • 1963: Max Carr
  • 1964–1965: Dave Leech
  • 1966: Laurie Devlin
  • 1967–1969: Darryl Gilliland
  • 1970–1973: Warwick Nicholl
  • 1974–1979: Murray Cheater
  • 1980: Paul Dryden
  • 1981–1984: Murray Cheater
  • 1985–1987: Angus Cooper
  • 1988: Phil Jensen
  • 1989–1990: Angus Cooper
  • 1991: Yuriy Sedykh (URS)
  • 1992–1993: Patrick Hellier
  • 1994: Angus Cooper
  • 1995–1996: Phil Jensen
  • 1997: Angus Cooper
  • 1998–2007: Phil Jensen
  • 2008: Erwan Cassier (FRA)
  • 2009–2014: Phil Jensen
  • 2015–2018: Matthew Bloxham
  • 2019–2023: Anthony Nobilo
  • 2024: Anthony Barmes
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New Zealand national champions in men's javelin throw
  • 1921–1922: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1923: Jack Merchant (USA)
  • 1924: Eric Dunbar (AUS)
  • 1925: Peter Munro
  • 1926–1930: Stan Lay
  • 1931: Harlow Rothert (USA)
  • 1932: Peter Munro
  • 1933: Rex Cresser
  • 1934–1935: Stan Lay
  • 1936: Claude Clegg
  • 1937: Stan Lay
  • 1938: Claude Clegg
  • 1939: Stan Lay
  • 1940: Frank Adlam
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945–1946: Stan Lay
  • 1947–1949: Claude Clegg
  • 1950: Stan Lay
  • 1951: Neville Grinter
  • 1952–1953: Arthur Grayburn
  • 1954: G. Lewis
  • 1955–1959: Malcolm Hahn
  • 1960: Robin Ball
  • 1961: Malcolm Hahn
  • 1962: Robin Ball
  • 1963: Murray Speden
  • 1964–1966: Robin Ball
  • 1967: Raymond Paterson
  • 1968: Robin Ball
  • 1969–1971: Raymond Paterson
  • 1972: D.C. Leary
  • 1973: Raymond Paterson
  • 1974: P. van der Griend
  • 1975: David Hookway
  • 1976–1982: Mike O'Rourke
  • 1983: David Hookway
  • 1984–1986: John Stapylton-Smith
  • 1987: Gavin Lovegrove
  • 1988: Mike O'Rourke
  • 1989: John Stapylton-Smith
  • 1990–1994: Gavin Lovegrove
  • 1995: Andrew Harrison
  • 1996–1997: Diggory Brooke
  • 1998: Erin Bevans
  • 1999: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS)
  • 2000: James Goulding
  • 2001: Andrew Harrison
  • 2002: Joachim Kiteau (FRA)
  • 2003: Stuart Farquhar
  • 2004: Park Jae-myong (KOR)
  • 2005–2016: Stuart Farquhar
  • 2017–2019: Ben Langton Burnell
  • 2020: Alex Wood
  • 2021: Anton Schroder
  • 2022: Jared Neighbours
  • 2023–2024: Douw Botes
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New Zealand national champions in men's shot put
  • 1890: Robert John Malcolm
  • 1891–1892: Tim O'Connor
  • 1893–1894: Owen McCormack
  • 1895: Charles Louisson
  • 1896: Walter Rhodes
  • 1897: Tim O'Connor
  • 1898: Hugh Good
  • 1899: Owen McCormack
  • 1900: William Heaney Madill
  • 1901: William Orton Bradley
  • 1902: William Heaney Madill
  • 1903–1905: William Orton Bradley
  • 1906: Robert George Rains
  • 1907: Geurt Thomassen
  • 1908–1909: Walter de Thier
  • 1910: Len McKay
  • 1911: Walter de Thier
  • 1912: Albert Sidney Reid
  • 1913: Walter de Thier
  • 1914: J. Murray
  • 1915: Albert Sidney Reid
  • 1916–1919: not held
  • 1920–1922: Peter Munro
  • 1923: Jack Merchant (USA)
  • 1924: David Brown
  • 1925–1926: Peter Munro
  • 1927: Ernest Sutherland
  • 1928–1930: Peter Munro
  • 1931: Harlow Rothert (USA)
  • 1932–1935: Peter Munro
  • 1936: Alister Cameron
  • 1937: Ken Guy
  • 1938–1939: Doug Herman
  • 1940: Jack Opie
  • 1941–1944: not held
  • 1945–1946: Doug Herman
  • 1947–1949: Keith Morgan
  • 1950: Doug Herman
  • 1951: Keith Morgan
  • 1952–1953: Harold Moody
  • 1954: Clifford Ormsby
  • 1955: Les Mills
  • 1956: A. Jefferies
  • 1957–1962: Les Mills
  • 1963: Robin Tait
  • 1964: Richard Harris
  • 1965–1970: Les Mills
  • 1971: Robin Tait
  • 1972: Les Mills
  • 1973–1974: Robin Tait
  • 1975–1976: Keith Falle
  • 1977: Mac Wilkins (USA)
  • 1978–1981: Henry Smith (SAM)
  • 1982: Alan Hallberg
  • 1983–1986: Henry Smith (SAM)
  • 1987: Walter Gill
  • 1988: Henry Smith (SAM)
  • 1989: Walter Gill
  • 1990: Courtney Ireland
  • 1991: Simon Poelman
  • 1992: Patrick Hellier
  • 1993: Henry Smith (SAM)
  • 1994–1995: Patrick Hellier
  • 1996: Richard Thompson
  • 1997–1998: Ian Winchester
  • 1999: Sergey Lyakhov (RUS)
  • 2000–2001: Ian Winchester
  • 2002: Bertrand Vili (NCL)
  • 2003–2006: Shaka Sola (SAM)
  • 2007: Patrick Hellier
  • 2008–2010: Daniel Kilama (FRA)
  • 2011: Liu Yang (CHN)
  • 2012–2022: Tom Walsh
  • 2023–2024: Jacko Gill
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