Background
Clark, Ellery Harding was born on March 13, 1874 in W. Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin Cutler and Adeline Kinnicutt (Weld) Clark.
Clark, Ellery Harding was born on March 13, 1874 in W. Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin Cutler and Adeline Kinnicutt (Weld) Clark.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1896, Bachelor of Laws, 1899.
Clark was one of the top all-around athletes from 1893 to 1912. In the long jump, Clark had used his hat to mark his runway. Twice the judge (King Constantine of Greece) had removed the hat, saying this was a practice of professionals.
His final jump was of 6.35 meters.
The closest competitors were fellow Americans Connolly and Robert Garrett at 1.65 meters. In the shot put, Clark was among the bottom three of the seven-man field
Ellery also competed in the 1904 Olympics in Saint Louis, in the all-around competition. Although he had to abandon the contest after five events due to bronchitis, he was still classed sixth.
At age 32, he was still winning major meets.
He competed as a walker until the age of 56. Clark"s professional life was equally varied. He excelled as an author, lawyer, track coach, teacher and Boston city alderman.
He wrote 19 books including one which was made into a 1952 film, Caribbean.
He was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 1991.
Member Boston School Committee, 1902, 03, 04. Member Harvard track team 4 years. Member Boston Bar Association.
Clubs: Union.
Boston Athletic.
Married Victoria Maddalena, 1904.