# Tim Ahearne > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Ahearne > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tim_Ahearne.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ahearne > Source revision: 1331565360 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish long and triple jumper Tim Ahearne Personal information Born 17 August 1885 Athea, Limerick, Ireland Died 12 December 1968 (aged 83) Deposit, New York, USA Sport Sport Athletics Event long jump / high jump Club Athea **Timothy Joseph Ahearne** (17 August 1885 – 12 December 1968)[1] was an Irish [track and field](/source/Track_and_field) athlete who competed for the [United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland](/source/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland) in the [1908 Summer Olympics](/source/1908_Summer_Olympics).[2] ## Biography Son of William Aherne, a farmer, and Margaret Aherne (née Shine), he was born in Dirreen, [Athea](/source/Athea), [Limerick](/source/Limerick),[3] and was the older brother of [Dan Ahearn](/source/Dan_Ahearn), the world record holder of the triple jump from 1911–1924.[4] Ahearne won the gold medal in the [triple jump](/source/Triple_jump) at the [1908 Summer Olympics](/source/1908_Summer_Olympics) held in [London](/source/London) while representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He finished eighth in the [long jump competition](/source/Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_long_jump) and also participated in the [standing long jump event](/source/Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_standing_long_jump), but his result is unknown. In the [110 metre hurdles](/source/Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_110_metres_hurdles), where he was an Irish champion, he was eliminated in the semi-finals.[5] After his Olympic victory in 1908, Ahearne won the British [AAA Championships](/source/AAA_Championships) title in the long jump event at the [1909 AAA Championships](/source/1909_AAA_Championships).[6][7][8] Ahearne emigrated to New York in 1909 and joined the [Irish American Athletic Club](/source/Irish_American_Athletic_Club). He also competed for a time for the rival [New York Athletic Club](/source/New_York_Athletic_Club). Later in life, Ahearne raised "prize-winning" cattle on a farm in [upstate New York](/source/Upstate_New_York).[9][10] His current relatives live in America today. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Olympedia_1-0)** [Tim Ahearne](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68831) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000648/19080612/187/0008). *Liverpool Daily Post*. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ahearne, Timothy J. ('Tim') | Dictionary of Irish Biography"](https://www.dib.ie/biography/ahearne-timothy-j-tim-a0062). *www.dib.ie*. Retrieved 6 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["World Athletics"](https://worldathletics.org/records/by-progression/15545?type=2). *worldathletics.org*. Retrieved 6 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Tim Ahearne"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68831). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 24 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Athletics"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002148/19090705/149/0008). *Leicester Daily Post*. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["AAA Championships"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19090705/005/0002). *Manchester Courier*. 5 July 1909. Retrieved 24 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists"](https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm). *National Union of Track Statisticians*. Retrieved 24 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Tim Ahearne"](https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/tim-ahearne/4POSPbxbvMYtULyc9iJyGp). *www.teamgb.com*. Retrieved 6 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Coughlan, Ronan (7 April 2020). ["The Athea Brothers who took on the world and won"](https://sportinglimerick.com/the-athea-brothers-who-took-on-the-world-and-won/). *Sporting Limerick*. Retrieved 6 September 2023. ## External links - [Tim Ahearne's profile at Sports Reference.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/tim-ahearne-1.html) - [Winged Fist Organization](http://www.wingedfist.org) - [Dictionary of Irish Biography](https://www.dib.ie/biography/ahearne-timothy-j-tim-a0062) - [Tim Ahearne](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14991761) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) - [Tim Ahearne](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/timoty-j-ahearne) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) - [Tim Ahearne](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68831) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) v t e Olympic champions in men's triple jump 1896: James Connolly (USA) 1900: Myer Prinstein (USA) 1904: Myer Prinstein (USA) 1908: Tim Ahearne (GBR) 1912: Gustaf Lindblom (SWE) 1920: Vilho Tuulos (FIN) 1924: Nick Winter (AUS) 1928: Mikio Oda (JPN) 1932: Chūhei Nambu (JPN) 1936: Naoto Tajima (JPN) 1948: Arne Åhman (SWE) 1952: Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (BRA) 1956: Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (BRA) 1960: Józef Szmidt (POL) 1964: Józef Szmidt (POL) 1968: Viktor Saneyev (URS) 1972: Viktor Saneyev (URS) 1976: Viktor Saneyev (URS) 1980: Jaak Uudmäe (URS) 1984: Al Joyner (USA) 1988: Khristo Markov (BUL) 1992: Mike Conley (USA) 1996: Kenny Harrison (USA) 2000: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 2004: Christian Olsson (SWE) 2008: Nelson Évora (POR) 2012: Christian Taylor (USA) 2016: Christian Taylor (USA) 2020: Pedro Pichardo (POR) 2024: Jordan Díaz (ESP) Authority control databases: People World Athletics Ireland This biographical article relating to Irish athletics and track and field is a stub. 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