Gardner was a member of the Melburnian Hare & Hounds Athletics Club and when aged 25 years old he travelled to St. Louis, Illinois, to compete at the 1904 Summer Olympics,[3] on arrival he was surprised no accommodation had been arranged and was sent to a park to the tent community.[1] In the competition he first entered the long jump, with no qualification round it was straight in to the final, there are no official records of the distance he jumped but it is known he finished outside the first six out of nine athletes.[4] A couple of days later he was on the track competing in the 110 metres hurdles, although his time isn't known he did finish last in his heat so didn't qualify for the final later that day.[5]
Gardner was the Australian national champion in the 1899–1900 season for the 120 yard hurdles,[6] and also Australasia champion in the same event in 1903.[1]
He also played Australian rules football, where he used his pace and running skills on the wing for the Essendon Football Club in 1898 and the Melbourne Football Club between 1900 and 1905. He was a member of Melbourne's first premiership side in 1900.[7] His brother Eric also played for Melbourne,[8] but missed playing in the premiership side due to injury.[7]
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^ abc"Corrie Gardner". corporate.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^"Corrie Gardner". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^. athistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ ab. melbournefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
^Holmesby, R; Main, J (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: Crown Content. p. 221. ISBN1-74095-001-1.
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corrie, gardner, henry, corris, corrie, gardner, march, 1879, august, 1960, australian, track, field, athlete, competed, 1904, summer, olympics, played, australian, rules, football, essendon, football, club, melbourne, football, club, personal, informationfull. Henry Corris Corrie Gardner 12 March 1879 6 August 1960 was an Australian track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and played Australian rules football for Essendon Football Club and Melbourne Football Club 1 2 Corrie GardnerPersonal informationFull nameHenry Corris GardnerDate of birth12 March 1879Place of birthSouth Melbourne VictoriaDate of death6 August 1960 1960 08 06 aged 81 Place of deathToorak VictoriaOriginal team s Melbourne GrammarHeight171 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight63 kg 139 lb Position s WingPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1898Essendon12 0 1900 1905Melbourne48 0 Total60 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905 Career highlightsVFL premiership player 1900Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Gardner was a member of the Melburnian Hare amp Hounds Athletics Club and when aged 25 years old he travelled to St Louis Illinois to compete at the 1904 Summer Olympics 3 on arrival he was surprised no accommodation had been arranged and was sent to a park to the tent community 1 In the competition he first entered the long jump with no qualification round it was straight in to the final there are no official records of the distance he jumped but it is known he finished outside the first six out of nine athletes 4 A couple of days later he was on the track competing in the 110 metres hurdles although his time isn t known he did finish last in his heat so didn t qualify for the final later that day 5 Gardner was the Australian national champion in the 1899 1900 season for the 120 yard hurdles 6 and also Australasia champion in the same event in 1903 1 He also played Australian rules football where he used his pace and running skills on the wing for the Essendon Football Club in 1898 and the Melbourne Football Club between 1900 and 1905 He was a member of Melbourne s first premiership side in 1900 7 His brother Eric also played for Melbourne 8 but missed playing in the premiership side due to injury 7 References edit a b c Corrie Gardner corporate olympics com au Australian Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 10 August 2017 Retrieved 18 June 2017 Corrie Gardner Olympedia Retrieved 17 January 2021 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Corrie Gardner Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 11 June 2017 Retrieved 18 June 2017 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Athletics at the 1904 St Louis Summer Games Men s Long Jump Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 9 June 2017 Retrieved 18 June 2017 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Athletics at the 1904 St Louis Summer Games Men s 110 metres Hurdles Round One Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 14 June 2017 Retrieved 18 June 2017 Corrie Gardner athistory imgstg com Australian Athletics Historical Results Archived from the original on 26 October 2017 Retrieved 18 June 2017 a b Melbourne 1900 Premiership melbournefc com au Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Holmesby R Main J 2002 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers Melbourne Crown Content p 221 ISBN 1 74095 001 1 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corrie Gardner List of Australian athletes Corrie Gardner s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corrie Gardner amp oldid 1194524387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
