Harold Connolly

US Olympian Harold Connolly, Gold Medalist in Hammer Throw, Honored with a Statue in Boston’s Brighton Neighborhood

Biographies & Profiles, History & Heritage, Irish Boston History, Sports

One of Boston’s most notable Olympic champions, Harold Vincent Connolly, has a statue in his honor in Brighton, the neighborhood in which he grew up. The statue captures Connolly’s pinnacle…

One of Boston’s most notable Olympic champions, Harold Vincent Connolly, has a statue in his honor in Brighton, the neighborhood in which he grew up. The statue captures Connolly’s pinnacle of success, as a gold medalist in the 1956 Olympics in the hammer throw. His rise to stardom, from a frail and partially paralyzed child…

Harold Connolly: Boston Irish Olympian Hammers out a Victory

Biographies & Profiles, Sports

If you saw Harold Connolly as a young boy you might not think he’d stand a chance to become one of the world’s most elite athletes and a legend in…

If you saw Harold Connolly as a young boy you might not think he’d stand a chance to become one of the world’s most elite athletes and a legend in Boston sporting annals. But that’s exactly what Connolly became, overcoming an early physical disability, setting dozens of American and World records, and becoming an inspiration…