At the Olympic Games, Menaul narrowly missed out on a medal in the pentathlon: he finished fifth on 30 points, one point behind third and fourth places, which were promoted to second and third when winner Jim Thorpe was disqualified (and kept their medals when he was reinstated in 1982).[14][15] Menaul had injured his shoulder practicing for the javelin throw, a discipline not part of the Big Ten program, and by far his worst score at the Olympics.[16] Lingering effects of the injury prompted him to withdraw from the Olympic decathlon.[17]
7414.555 (1912 tables) / 5867 (1984 tables) 100m 11.4 — LJ 6.06 m (19 ft 11 in) — SP 12.70 m (41 ft 8 in) — HJ 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) — 400m 53.8 — 110mH 16.6 — DT 33.00 m (108 ft 3 in) — PV 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in) — JT 40.48 m (132 ft 10 in) — 1500m 4:37.2
After graduation, Menaul enlisted and fought in World War I.[20] Later he worked for publishers Scott Foresman (founded by his mother's brother[2]) and then as a livestock buyer for Swift and Company.[21] He married Della Patterson in 1922 and had four children, retiring in 1951 and moving to Menlo Park, California, where he died in 1975.[21]
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Griffith, John L. (1929). The "Big ten" book of athletic events : a complete record of scores in major sports : Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio, Purdue, Wisconsin. Chicago: [C.D. Hobson.
Zarnowski, Frank (1996). "J. Austin Menaul". Olympic glory denied : a final opportunity for glory restored. Glendale, Ca: Griffin. pp. 30–58. ISBN9781882180707. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Zarnowski, Frank (2005). All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport. Scarecrow Press. ISBN9780810854239. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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^"Austin Menaul". Olympedia. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^ abcdefZarnowski 1996 pp.46–47, 58; Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field" (PDF). USATF. pp. 3, 49. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
^Zarnowski 2005, p.242; Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre (2015). "Decathlon". Progression of IAAF World Records(PDF). p. 210. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
austin, menaul, james, march, 1888, october, 1975, american, athlete, came, fifth, 1912, olympic, pentathlon, james, menaulpersonal, informationfull, namejames, nationalityamericanborn, 1888, march, 1888albuquerque, mexico, united, statesdiedoctober, 1975, 197. James Austin Menaul March 26 1888 October 17 1975 was an American athlete who came fifth in the 1912 Olympic pentathlon 1 James MenaulPersonal informationFull nameJames Austin MenaulNationalityAmericanBorn 1888 03 26 March 26 1888Albuquerque New Mexico United StatesDiedOctober 17 1975 1975 10 17 aged 87 Menlo Park California United StatesSportSportAthleticsEvent s Pentathlon Decathlon Shot put High jumpClubChicago Maroons Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Sources 2 2 Citations 3 External linksBiography editMenaul was born in Albuquerque New Mexico where his father also named James Austin Menaul 1843 1897 was principal of Menaul School 2 After his father s death his mother nee Sara M Foresman 2 moved the family to Chicago where Menaul attended Englewood High School and in 1908 enrolled in the University of Chicago 3 Coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg Menaul represented the Chicago Maroons in track and field and college football 1909 and 1910 4 In 1909 he moved into the Delta Kappa Epsilon frat house 5 He was 1911 Big Ten champion in shot put despite being relatively small 6 He also competed in the high jump and sprint hurdles 6 He was lead runner on the 4 440 yards relay teams that won the 1910 11 12 Drake Relays and the 1911 Penn Relays the last in 3 21 8 1 2 s outside the world record 7 In 1912 Menaul competed in the Central regional U S trials for the Stockholm Olympics 8 9 Stagg complained that the trials interfered with the intervarsity schedule 10 On 16 May he finished second of two in the pentathlon behind Avery Brundage 8 11 in the decathlon on 22 23 May he finished first ahead of Brundage and two others 8 12 The Amateur Athletic Union scored the results by sum of placings rather than the IAAF s newly devised scoring tables Menaul s decathlon performance would have been a world record using the tables though this was not realized until 1987 8 13 At the Olympic Games Menaul narrowly missed out on a medal in the pentathlon he finished fifth on 30 points one point behind third and fourth places which were promoted to second and third when winner Jim Thorpe was disqualified and kept their medals when he was reinstated in 1982 14 15 Menaul had injured his shoulder practicing for the javelin throw a discipline not part of the Big Ten program and by far his worst score at the Olympics 16 Lingering effects of the injury prompted him to withdraw from the Olympic decathlon 17 Track and field results of J Austin Menaud Event Competition Date Placing Performance RefsShot put Big Ten outdoors 1909 1st 42 feet 10 inches 13 06 m 18 Shot put Big Ten indoors 1911 1st 42 feet 8 inches 13 00 m 19 Pentathlon Central U S Olympic Trials 1912 2nd 8 Decathlon Central U S Olympic Trials 1912 1st 7414 555 1912 tables 5867 1984 tables 100m 11 4 LJ 6 06 m 19 ft 11 in SP 12 70 m 41 ft 8 in HJ 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 400m 53 8 110mH 16 6 DT 33 00 m 108 ft 3 in PV 2 89 m 9 ft 6 in JT 40 48 m 132 ft 10 in 1500m 4 37 2 8 Pentathlon Olympic Games 1912 5th 15 After graduation Menaul enlisted and fought in World War I 20 Later he worked for publishers Scott Foresman founded by his mother s brother 2 and then as a livestock buyer for Swift and Company 21 He married Della Patterson in 1922 and had four children retiring in 1951 and moving to Menlo Park California where he died in 1975 21 References editSources edit Griffith John L 1929 The Big ten book of athletic events a complete record of scores in major sports Chicago Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Ohio Purdue Wisconsin Chicago C D Hobson Zarnowski Frank 1996 J Austin Menaul Olympic glory denied a final opportunity for glory restored Glendale Ca Griffin pp 30 58 ISBN 9781882180707 Retrieved January 17 2019 Zarnowski Frank 2005 All around Men Heroes of a Forgotten Sport Scarecrow Press ISBN 9780810854239 Retrieved January 17 2019 Citations edit Austin Menaul Olympedia Retrieved May 3 2021 a b c Zarnowski 1996 pp 31 33 Zarnowski 1996 pp 33 35 Zarnowski 1996 pp 38 40 Zarnowski 1996 p 39 a b Zarnowski 1996 pp 40 41 Zarnowski 1996 pp 41 42 57 a b c d e f Zarnowski 1996 pp 46 47 58 Hymans Richard The History of the United States Olympic Trials Track amp Field PDF USATF pp 3 49 Retrieved January 17 2019 Zarnowski 1996 pp 43 46 Zarnowski 1996 p 43 Zarnowski 1996 p 44 45 Zarnowski 1996 pp 45 46 Zarnowski 2005 p 242 Hymans Richard Matrahazi Imre 2015 Decathlon Progression of IAAF World Records PDF p 210 Retrieved January 8 2019 Zarnowski 1996 pp 49 50 a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al James Menaul Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved January 29 2018 Zarnowski 1996 pp 43 49 Zarnowski 1996 pp 49 50 Griffith 1929 p 25 Griffith 1929 p 27 Zarnowski 1996 p 51 a b Zarnowski 1996 p 52External links editAustin Menaul at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Austin Menaul amp oldid 1214132336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
