Austin Menaul
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | James Austin•Menaul |
| Used name | Austin•Menaul |
| Born | 26 March 1888 in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA) |
| Died | 17 October 1975 in Menlo Park, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 71 kg |
| Affiliations | Chicago Maroons, Chicago (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
Biography
Austin Menaul of the University of Chicago and the Chicago AA qualified for the 1912 Olympic team in the pentathlon and decathlon. He made the team based on winning the Central Olympic Trial in Chicago (over Avery Brundage). The event was scored on point-for-place scoring, but years later, decathlon expert Frank Zarnowski unearthed Menaul’s event scores and determined that he had set one of the very early world records in the decathlon. Menaul fought in World War I with an infantry corps in France. He returned to Chicago and began a career as a livestock buyer with Swift and Company, with whom he worked until his retirement in 1951.
Personal Bests: SP – 13.55i (44-5½i) (1912); Decathlon – 5,867 (1912).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Austin Menaul | |||
| Javelin Throw, Both Hands, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Pentathlon, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Decathlon, Men (Olympic) |