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James Rosenberger
	James Rosenberger in 1912
Personal information
Born	April 6, 1887; New York City, United States
Died	January 1, 1946 (aged 58); Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	100–400 m
Club	I-AAC, Queens
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 11.0 (1911); 200 m – 22.1 (1911); 400 m – 49.0 (1909)

James Maher Rosenberger (April 6, 1887 – January 1, 1946) was an American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He was born in New York City and died in Brooklyn, New York.^[3]

In 1909, at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) metropolitan senior championships, held at Travers Island, Rosenberger took first place in 100 and 220 yard dash.^[4] The following week, Rosenberger was part of the Irish American Athletic Club's four-man relay team that broke the world's record for the one mile relay, with a time of 3 minutes 20 2/5 seconds. The other three men on the record breaking team were; C.S. Cassara, Melvin Sheppard, and William Robbins.^[5]

On April 9, 1911,^[6] Rosenberger anchored the Irish American Athletic Club 4×440 yard relay team that broke the world record at Celtic Park, Queens, New York, and set the first IAAF- recognized world record for 4×440 yard or 4×400 meter relay race, in time of 3 minutes and 18.2 seconds. The other members of the world record setting team were Harry Gissing, Mel Sheppard and Harry Schaaf.^[7]

Rosenberger participated in the 1912 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in a 400 m semifinal.^[1] Next year he competed in Australia with the AAU team,^[8] and in 1915 he became the coach for the Long Island Athletic Club.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b James Rosenberger Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ James Rosenberger. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "James Rosenberger". Olympedia. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "IRISH-AMERICAN ATHLETES TRIUMPH; Win Thirteen Events at Senior Metropolitan Championships at Travers Island." New York Times, September 19, 1909.
^ "Mile Relay Record at Travers Island." New York Times, September 26, 1909.
^ Del's Athletic Almanac. athletics.hitsites.de
^ Annual Track & Field Dinner Journal, 1911. Irish American Athletic Club
^ New York Times, October 12, 1913
^ New York Times, November 25, 1915.