Joe Donoghue

Joe Donoghue
Personal information
Born (1871-02-11)February 11, 1871
Newburgh, New York, United States
Died 1921
Sport
Country United States
Sport Speed skating

Joseph F. Donoghue (February 11, 1871 – 1921) was a speed skater. He became the speed skating World Champion in 1891 [1] and was a member of the Manhattan Athletic Club.[2]

He skated on ice-skates with longer irons than did the other skaters in his time. This gave him an advantage because he did not need to swing with his arms.[3]

World records

DistanceDistanceDateLocation
Hour record26292mJanuary 26, 1893United Kingdom
Stamford

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]

References

  1. http://www.skateresults.com/skaters/2600
  2. "Three great American skaters". Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  3. "Leeuwarder Courant". dekrantvantoen.nl. 1889-01-17. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. "Joe Donoghue". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.


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