Jay O'Brien
Olympic athlete
1883 – 1940
Photo Credit ยป
12 Views
Who was Jay O'Brien?
Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St. Moritz in 1928.
O'Brien was also head of the United States Olympic Bobsled Committee at the time of the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He died of a heart attack in 1940.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Feb 22, 1883
New York City - Also known as
- Jay O Brien'
- Jay James O'Brien
- Spouses
- Mae Murray
(1916/12/18 - 1918)
- Mae Murray
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 5, 1940
Palm Beach
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Jay O'Brien." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jay_james_obrien>.
Discuss this Jay O'Brien biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In