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M.J. Canavan (a.k.a. Michael James Canavan; James Canavan; Jimmy Canavan) was one of the fastest short-distance runners in the world in the latter part of the 19th century. James Canavan was born in or near Tuam, County Galway, Ireland in November, 1849. He began his career as a runner in his early twenties in Dublin, Ireland. He would later be attributed with winning the Sheffield Handicap Footraces in 1872 and '73.