Pat O'Callaghan
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Patrick "Pat" O'Callaghan (28 January 1906 – 1 December 1991) was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British flag.[1]
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Full name | Patrick O'Callaghan |
Nickname | Pat |
Nationality | Irish |
Citizenship | British citizenship (1906 to 1922), Irish citizenship (1922 to 1991) |
Born | (1906-01-28)28 January 1906 Dromtarriffe, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 1 December 1991(1991-12-01) (aged 85) Clonmel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
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Sport | Hammer throw |
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