Corrie Gardner

Corrie Gardner

Personal information
Full name	Cornelius H. Gardner
Birth	12 March 1879
Death	6 August 1960(1960-08-06) (aged 81)
Recruited from	Melbourne Grammar
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (9 st 13 lb)
Playing career
Position(s)	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	G
1898	Essendon Football Club	12	0
1900–1905	Melbourne Football Club	48	0
	Total	60	0

Cornelius H. "Corrie" Gardner (12 March 1879 – 6 August 1960) was an Australian track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He participated in the long jump competition but his result is unknown. He also ran in the 110 metre hurdles event but was eliminated in the first round.

He also played Australian rules football, where he used his pace and running skills on the wing for the Essendon Football Club in 1898 and the Melbourne Football Club between 1900 and 1905. He was a member of Melbourne's first premiership side in 1900.^[1] His brother Eric also played for Melbourne,^[2] but missed playing in the premiership side due to injury.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Melbourne 1900 Premiership
2. ^ The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: Crown Content. 2002. pp. 221. ISBN 1-74095-001-1. 

External links

• List of Australian athletes
• Corrie Gardner's statistics from AFL Tables

Persondata
Name	Gardner, Corrie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	12 March 1879
Place of birth
Date of death	6 August 1960
Place of death