Harold Vincent "Hal" Connolly (August 1, 1931 – August 18, 2010) was an American athlete and hammer thrower from Somerville, Massachusetts. He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Connolly became the first American to throw hammer more than 200 feet. He set his first of six world records just prior to the 1956 Olympics, and held the world record for nearly 10 years.
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1 August 1931 Somerville, Massachusetts
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Died |
18 August 2010 (aged 79) Catonsville, Maryland, United States
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Zodiac | Leo |
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