Ira Nelson Davenport (October 13, 1887 – July 17, 1941) was an American athlete and baseball player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 800 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in

He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 800 metres where he won the bronze medal. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. In the 400 metres event he was eliminated in the semi-finals. The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme

He also competed for the USA in the exhibition baseball tournament in Stockholm. Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport

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