Joe Tierney, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoe Tierney
Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1903
Date of Death: 08-Apr-2004
Profession: sprinter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Joe Tierney
- Joseph Paul "Joe" Tierney (born February 8, 1903 in New Haven, Connecticut - April 8, 2004 in Hamden, Connecticut) was an American sprinter.
- Representing the United States, he ran the 400 metres in the 1928 Olympics.
- Tierney won his heat in 49.8, but finished fourth in his quarter-final (won in 49.2 by Canadian Phil Edwards, who would become a five time Olympic bronze medalist) and was eliminated. Running for Holy Cross, Tierney won the 1925 IC4A 440-yard title in 47.9y; the time was his lifetime best and the best in the world that year.Tierney survived until age 101, one of the few Olympic centenarians.
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