Corrie Gardner

Corrie Gardner
Personal information
Full name Henry Corris Gardner
Date of birth 12 March 1879
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 6 August 1960(1960-08-06) (aged 81)
Place of death Toorak, Victoria
Original team(s) Melbourne Grammar
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Essendon 12 (0)
1900–1905 Melbourne 48 (0)
Total 60 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Corrie Gardner". corporate.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Corrie Gardner". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Corrie Gardner". athistory.imgstg.com. Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Melbourne 1900 Premiership". melbournefc.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  8. ^ Holmesby, R; Main, J (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: Crown Content. p. 221. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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