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	Bob Tisdall
		Bob Tisdall had an amazing career, in 1931 he became a national figure in England when he won four events in the annual Cambridge- Oxford athletics match, the hurdles, long jump, shot and 440 yards.
		Tisdall failed to achieve the qualifying time in the first trial in Croke Park, O Duffy gave him a second chance and Tisdall qualified as he won the National 440 yards hurdles title at the Irish Championship again in Croke Park.
		Bob Tisdalls passing marks the end of one of the most remarkable era?s in Irish sport and sadly now all that magnificent four man Olympic Irish team of 1932 are gone to their eternal reward.
	www.ntz.info /gen/n01435.html (4361 words)

	Bob Tisdall - Definition, explanation
		Tisdall set South African and Canadian records in the 220 yards (201 m) low hurdles in 1929, a year later setting Greek records in the same event.
		Bob had, in the midst of The Depression, what he describes as "the best job in the world", as an aide to a young Indian Maharaja, escorting him around Europe, showing him the cultural and natural sights.
		After his victory, Bob was invited to a dinner in L.A. where he was seated next to Amelia Earhart on one side and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr on the other.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/bo/bob_tisdall.php (1066 words)

	Bob Tisdall - Ireland's Greatest Living Sporting Hero
		When Bob Tisdall crossed the finish line in the 400 metres hurdles at the Olympics in Los Angeles almost exactly 72 years ago (1 August 1932) he became only the second man to strike gold in the green of Ireland.
		Tisdall’s victory came as a major surprise - he had only run the 400 metres hurdles three times before arriving in Los Angeles – and he was denied a world record of 51.7 seconds only because he knocked down the final hurdle.
		Tisdall’s time of 51.7 seconds would have been a world record but under the rules at the time was disallowed because of Tisdall bringing down the final hurdle.
	www.sparta-athletics.co.uk /bob_tisdall.htm (1210 words)

	Term paper on Bob Tisdall
		O'Duffy was comvinced that Bob could achieve a good time and later invited Tisdall to compete in a special Olympic trial at Croke Park in Dublin.
		Finding out that there were hurdles available at a local girls' school, Bob cycled there and back each day, to use the hurdles, as the students were on vacation After winning his preliminary Olympic heat in Los Angeles, Bob Tisdall equalled the Olympic record of 52.8 seconds in the semi-finals.
		After his victory, Bob was invited to a dinner in L.A. where he was seated next to Amelia Earhart on one side and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
	www.termpapertopic.org /bo/bob-tisdall.html (993 words)

	Blog of Death: Bob Tisdall
		Tisdall's first run failed to impress, but during his second attempt, he ran the 400m hurdles in 54.2 seconds and qualified for the 1932 Olympics.
		At the Los Angeles Games, Tisdall won the 400m hurdles race in 51.7 seconds and became the second Irishman in history to win a gold medal for his country.
		Bob Tisdall was staying with a relative in "the big house" and I met him in the bar one evening.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001108.html (492 words)

	Four days' bed rest, then gold in the hurdles - Obituaries - www.smh.com.au
		Bob Tisdall, who has died aged 97, won a gold medal (and beat the world record) in the 400-metres hurdles at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics - an event for which he prepared by retiring to bed for much of the previous week.
		Tisdall, who had the option of representing England or Ireland, decided for the latter, and qualified by winning the 440-yards (400 metres) hurdles in record time at the Irish Championships.
		Bob Tisdall is survived by his second wife Peggy (nee Fellowes) and their three children, and by a daughter of his first marriage.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/08/04/1091557915686.html (822 words)

	The Kingdom: The great Bob Tisdall blazed a captivating trail
		Robert Morton Newburgh Tisdall was born in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in 1907, to parents intensely proud of their Irish origins.
		O’Duffy later recalled that he was both astounded and impressed by the “cheek” of the young graduate, more so since Tisdall indicated that he wished to compete in the 400 metres hurdles, an event in which, on his own admission, he had competed just once.
		In the final Bob Tisdall rose to the first of the 10 hurdles in the lead and was never headed.
	www.the-kingdom.ie /news/story.asp?j=14340 (838 words)

	Weeshie Fogarty's Weekly Article - August / 1
		Bob Tisdall had an amazing career, in 1931 he became a national figure in England when he won four events in the annual Cambridge- Oxford athletics match, the hurdles, long jump, shot and 440 yards.
		Tisdall failed to achieve the qualifying time in the first trial in Croke Park, O Duffy gave him a second chance and Tisdall qualified as he won the National 440 yards hurdles title at the Irish Championship again in Croke Park.
		Bob Tisdalls passing marks the end of one of the most remarkable era?s in Irish sport and sadly now all that magnificent four man Olympic Irish team of 1932 are gone to their eternal reward.
	www.terracetalkireland.com /weeshie_week/article_august_1.htm (1158 words)

	Ireland
		Tisdall opened his account by winning his preliminary round heat in 54.8 seconds before leading home the competitors in the second semi-final in 52.8 seconds, 1.4 seconds faster than his personal best set in winning the final Irish trial.
		Drawn in lane three, Tisdall seemed to enjoy a narrow advantage over his five rivals in the early part of the final but when the field entered the straight he was well clear.
		Tisdall’s time of 51.8 seconds would have been a world record but under the rules at the time was discounted because of Tisdall bringing down the final hurdle.
	www.sparta-athletics.co.uk /ireland's%20Finest%20Olympic%20Hour.htm (577 words)

	GAA Museum. Recent Donations
		The original Bob O'Keeffe Cup was kindly donated by Comhairle Laighean in June 2005, and went on immediate display in the museum's temporary exhibition area.
		The Bob O'Keeffe Cup was awarded annually to the winner of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship from 1950-2004.
		Archbishop Croke's pocket watch was donated to the museum in April 2005 by the Stewart Family and is on display in the Founders Exhibit.
	museum.gaa.ie /page/recent_donations.html (394 words)

	Bob Tisdall - boards.ie
		Bob Tisdall was born 100 years ago on 16 May. His wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Tisdall has quiet a bit of information but not much detail and there are no references.
		Tisdall himself wrote a book (or was involved in the writing of a book) called "The Young Athlete".
		Tisdall was always thought to be one of the all-time greart "natural" athletes, he was a gentleman (and a legend to boot).
	www.boards.ie /vbulletin/showthread.php?p=53384832#post53384832 (317 words)

	Local News - West Cork Ireland - IRISH GUIDE LIVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This week Peggy Tisdall, the widow of the late Bob Tisdall, visited Nenagh to view the statue of her husband which was erected four years ago.
		Mrs Tisdall met with members of the Tipperary Olympic Gold Memorial Committee, who were responsible for the erection of the statue of Bob Tisdall in recognition of his gold medal in the 1932 Olympics.
		She also visited the home of her husband's grandnephew, Peter Hooker, who with his wife Eleanor still lives in the house at Hazelpoint where Bob Tisdall spent much of his childhood, though he was raised in Summerhill, Ballycommon.
	www.westcorklive.com /_news/article.asp?NID=91180&NCID=13 (108 words)

	ireland.com / Today / Sport / Olympics 2004
		Tisdall first displayed his sporting prowess while studying at Cambridge University, England, winning several different events from the 440 yards flat to the shot putt.
		Within the next hour Tisdall was standing close to the hammer circle to watch Dr O'Callaghan defend his Olympic title with his last throw of 53.92 metres.
		What is less recognised about Tisdall is that he was back in the Olympic stadium four days later for the decathlon.
	www.ireland.com /sports/olympics2004/2004/0729/1091051861862.html (733 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Bob Tisdall dies at 97
		The death has taken place of the oldest living Olympic champion and Irish athlete, Bob Tisdall, winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932.
		Mr Tisdall was educated at Cambridge University and served as an army officer in South Africa during World War II.
		In September 2002 a life sized bronze statue of Tisdall and two other Olympic champions with Nenagh roots, Johnny Hayes and Matt McGrath, was unveiled in the town by the 1956 15,000 metres champion, Ronnie Delany.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0728/tisdall.html (343 words)

	Fallece Bob Tisdall en Queensland :: Noticias :: esmas.com
		Bob Tisdall, que ganó los 400 metros con obstáculos para Irlanda en el torneo de atletismo de los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Angeles 1932, murió pacíficamente cuando dormía en su casa de la localidad de Nambour.
		Tisdall, un estudiante de la Universidad de Cambridge, se preparó para los Juegos Olímpicos de Los Angeles saltando pastaderos de ovejas en el sur de Inglaterra.
		Bob Tisdall, obtuvo medalla de oro en 1932.
	www.esmas.com /atenas2004/noticias/380864.html (246 words)

	Ron Delany - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Delany kept close to Landy until the final lap, when he started a crushing final sprint, winning the race in a new Olympic Record.
		Delaney thereby became the first Irishman to win an Olympic title in athletics since Bob Tisdall in 1932, and the last one to date.
		Delany continued his running career in North America, winning four successive AAU titles in the mile, adding to his total of four Irish national titles, and three NCAA titles.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Ron_Delany (212 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Because the second-place finisher was disqualified, the third finisher (and silver medallist) became owner of the new World Record.
		Taylor again qualified for the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning a bronze medal on both occasions, with the titles won by Lord Burgley and Bob Tisdall.
		At his third Olympics, he was honoured for his achievements by carrying the American flag during the opening ceremony of the Games.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Morgan_Taylor (221 words)

	Olympic Council of Ireland
		O'Duffy was immensely taken by the latter and later invited Tisdall to compete in a special Olympic trial at Croke Park in Dublin.
		Tisdall failed to make the qualifying time but O'Duffy gave him another chance and Bob Tisdall qualified for the Irish Team by winning the National 440 yards hurdles title at the Irish Championships also at Croke Park.
		After qualifying comfortably in his semi-final he ran an astute race in the final and finished it with a glorious burst of speed which in addition to the gold medal gave him an Olympic record of 3.41.2.
	www.olympicsport.ie /history4.html (210 words)

	Internetowa baza haseł (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Robert Morton Newburgh Tisdall (Bob Tisdall) (16 maja 1907, Nuwara Eliya, Cejlon, obecnie Sri Lanka - 27 lipca 2004, Nambour, Queensland, Australia), lekkoatleta irlandzki, mistrz olimpijski w biegu na 400 m przez pĹotki.
		Tisdall startowaĹ w kilku konkurencjach lekkoatletycznych, osiÄgajÄc wartoĹciowe rezultaty w pchniÄciu kulÄ, skoku w dal i biegach pĹotkarskich sprinterskim i na 400 m; reprezentowaĹ IrlandiÄ na igrzyskach olimpijskich w Los Angeles w 1932, gdzie w biegu na 400 m przez pĹotki zdobyĹ zĹoty medal.
		Uzyskany przez niego rezultat (51,7 s) byĹ lepszy od rekordu Ĺwiata, nie zostaĹ jednak uznany, poniewaĹź Tisdall przewrĂłciĹ jeden z pĹotkĂłw; dopiero po tym incydencie zmieniono zasady rejestracji rekordowych wynikĂłw w biegach pĹotkarskich.
	www.fraza.max-site.pl /wiki/Bob_Tisdall (193 words)

	Tisdall Books.perl.org: Author: James Tisdall. Feature Item. James Tisdall. Rating. [unrated] Published. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tisdall starts with two interesting assumptions, though: [1] that the reader book, in fact, it's that Tisdall.
		James D. James Tisdall has worked as a musician, as a programmer and Member of in the bioinformatics realm, James Tisdall, author of Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics.
		Tisdall is The Guardian's lead foreign affairs writer.
	www.99hosted.com /names16732.html (360 words)

	Clare People: Michael "Sonnie" Murphy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Before he departed from Cobh with the other athletes, Sonnie informed an official about the money he had received and this proved to be rather unfortunate as he was immediately informed that he would have to return the money or his amateur status would come into question.
		Sonnie and the other Irish track and field athletes who were aided by a £1,000 grant from the Government of the day comprised of Dr. Pat O'Callaghan, Bob Tisdall and Eamonn Fitzgerald who was a member of the Kerry county football team.
		Tisdalls time of 51.7 seconds was a new world and Olympic record but he was denied this honour as the rules of the time stated that all the hurdles had to be left standing at the finish line.
	www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/people/michael_murphy.htm (2507 words)

	Waterford News & Star: Printer Friendly Version
		One of the athletes, Bob Tisdall, is still hail and hearty living in Australia and is the oldest Olympian in the world still living.
		Tisdall won the 400m hurdles in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, the same Olympics that Dr. Pat O’Callaghan from Kanturk won the hammer.
		Bob himself was born in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.
	www.waterford-news.com /email/printer.asp?j=689&fs=2 (1113 words)

	More on G8 \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		March 11: Bob Geldof has issued an impassioned appeal to the world's wealthiest nations to honour their commitments to the poor of Africa.
		Putin limbers up to flex new muscles at G8 July 11, Simon Tisdall: The official agenda for this weekend's Group of Eight summit of leading industrial countries in St Petersburg includes action on energy security, global education and disease pandemics.
		Bob Geldof looks back on a year of 'world-saving bollocks' and argues that whatever his critics say, we really did change things.
	www.guardian.co.uk /g8/0,13365,967228,00.html (1228 words)

	rediff.com: The Olympics Fact book
		She later went on to become the world's greatest female golfer under her married name of Zaharias.
		Irishman Bob Tisdall** had won the gold in the 400m hurdles event in the 1932 Los Angles Games in a world record time.
		However the record was given to the runner-up Glenn Hardin (USA) since Tisdall had knocked down the last hurdle.
	www.rediff.com /sports/fact8.htm (938 words)

	New Zealand: My date with a wily fish \| New Zealand \| Australia And Pacific \| Choose A Country \| Travel \| Telegraph
		When I stepped off the plane at Nelson, I was heady on a mixture of exhaustion and glee.
		"I'll let you take it easy today," said Bob Haswell, the genial owner of Lake Rotoroa Lodge, "then tomorrow we'll rip the lips." Built in the 1920s, his nine-suite retreat reclined in splendid isolation amid the vastness of the Nelson Lakes National Park.
		The view from the lawn was perfect: a tranquil lake, imperious green forests, sun-kissed peaks - and complete peace.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2002/10/02/etfish29.xml&page=1 (465 words)

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