| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1912 Stockholm | 110 metre hurdles | |
James Isaac Wendell (born September 3, 1890 - died November 22, 1958) was a American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles. 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 110 metre hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
He competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 110 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal, part of an American sweep of that event. 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.
After his Olympic career, Wendell has a successful career in education. He was a master of English and assistant track coach at The Hill School(1913-1928), an elite boarding school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he also later named headmaster (1928-1952). A teammate of his on the 1912 Olympic Team, General George S. Patton, later sent his son to The Hill while Wendell was headmaster. During Wendell's tenure as headmaster Hill graduate William ("Bill") Franklin Porter II, class of 1944, won a gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
In 2008, Wendell was named to Wesleyan University's Athletic Hall of Fame. He graduated from the school in 1913, having broken several track and field records in his time at the school.
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