John January

{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport|Men's Soccer}} {{MedalSilver|1904 St. Louis | Team competition}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''John Hartnett January''' (March 6, 1882 – December 1, 1917) was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

In 1904 he was a member of the Christian Brothers College team, which won the silver medal in the soccer tournament. He played all four matches as a defender. His younger brothers Charles and Thomas were also members of a silver medal-winning team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27762 |title=John January |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222805/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JANUAJOH01 profile] *{{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:January, John}} Category:1882 births Category:1917 deaths Category:American men's soccer players Category:Footballers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in soccer Category:Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Christian Brothers Cadets men's soccer players Category:20th-century American sportsmen