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Robert S. Garrett (May 24, 1875 [1] – April 25, 1961) was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations.
His Olympic medals were sadly destroyed in a 1930s fire at Princeton's gymnasium, but his story was immortalised on the silver screen in the 1984 film First Olympics. The young Robert Garrett had entered Princeton University in 1893.
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Jul 23, 2021 · Robert Garrett, descendant of a prominent Baltimore family, was the 20-year-old captain of the track and field team at Princeton University when he was encouraged to participate in the revival of the Olympics by his professor of Classics, William M. Sloane.
Robert Garrett of the United States was the last foreigner in the competition, and eventually defeated the famed Greek competitors to win the second modern Olympic gold medal.
Aug 1, 2016 · The first Olympic champion in Athens in 1896 was American Robert Garrett in his first ever discus competition – where he won with a modest 29.15m throw.
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Jul 18, 1996 · "Robert Garrett, the Captain of the Princeton Team, a powerful, long-armed athlete, decided to enter this event purely for the fun of it. All other competitors were Greeks, and to see the discus thrown as they handled it was to see grace personified.
