John B. Kelly Sr.

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John B. Kelly Sr. was an American triple Olympic gold medal-winning rower and successful businessman, best known as the father of actress and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly.

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John B. Kelly Jr. 2
John B. Kelly Sr. canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
businessperson
human
rower
awardReceived Olympic gold medal
burialPlace Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States
businessAchievement built one of the largest bricklaying firms in the United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1889-10-04
dateOfDeath 1960-06-20
educatedAt St. Joseph's Preparatory School
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Kelly
fatherOf Grace Kelly
John B. Kelly Jr.
Margaret Katherine Majer Kelly
surface form: Margaret Kelly
fullName John Brendan Kelly Sr.
givenName John
heritage son of Irish immigrants
medalRecord gold medal in double sculls at the 1920 Summer Olympics
gold medal in double sculls at the 1924 Summer Olympics
gold medal in single sculls at the 1920 Summer Olympics
memberOfSportsTeam Vesper Boat Club
militaryService United States Army
notableFor being the father of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco
winning three Olympic gold medals in rowing
notableWork founded Kelly for Brickwork company
occupation bricklayer
businessperson
rower
participatedIn 1920 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics 1924
surface form: 1924 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
politicalActivity ran for mayor of Philadelphia
politicalParty Democratic Party
reasonForRejection professional status as a bricklayer under amateurism rules
rejectedFromEvent Henley Royal Regatta
surface form: Henley Royal Regatta Diamond Challenge Sculls 1920
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
sexOrGender male
sport rowing
sportDiscipline double sculls
single sculls
spouse Margaret Katherine Majer

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Grace Kelly father John B. Kelly Sr.
Grace Kelly sibling John B. Kelly Sr.
this entity surface form: John B. Kelly Jr.
Elizabeth Kelly sibling John B. Kelly Sr.
this entity surface form: John B. Kelly Jr.