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He was born in Portland, Oregon and died in San Francisco.
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Herbert Kerrigan
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The winning height of 5 ft 10 in (178 m) was the lowest winning height in Olympic history.
Achievements
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Kerrigan competed for the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland and won the Pacific Northwest high jump championships in 1894 and 1896. In the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece, Kerrigan won the bronze medal jointly with Greek athlete Themistoklis Diakidis. Kerrigan had been favored to win, but was injured by a wave that hit the ship carrying the United States. team to Athens.
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United States