James Sullivan (athlete)

James Sullivan ( James Patrick Sullivan, born February 28, 1885 † March 1964 in New York City ) was an American middle distance runner.

In 1905 he ran a mile in 4:22,0 min, until then fastest time of a US-born athletes.

At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was fifth over 1500 m and over 800 m difference in the flow of.

In 1907, he was U.S. champion in the mile run. The following year he was. At the Olympics in London about 1500 m in seventh or eighth

James Sullivan started for the Irish American Athletic Club.