Personal information | |
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Native name | Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin |
Birth name | Patrick O'Callaghan |
Nationality | Irish |
Citizenship | British citizenship (1906 to 1922), Irish citizenship (1922 to 1991) |
Born | Dromtarriffe, County Cork, Ireland | 28 January 1906
Died | 1 December 1991 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland | (aged 85)
Education | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
Occupation | Doctor |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Hammer throw |
Rank | Olympic champion |
Medal record |
Patrick O'Callaghan (28 January 1906 – 1 December 1991) was an Irish athlete and double 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]