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Pat O'Callaghan

1906 - 1991

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Patrick O'Callaghan (28 January 1906 – 1 December 1991) was an Irish hammer thrower 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pat O'Callaghan is the 1,602nd most popular athlete (up from 2,072nd in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 338th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pat O'Callaghan ranks 1,602 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Jenkins Sr., Helmut Berthold, Vladimir Belousov, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Brit Pettersen, and Ana Fidelia Quirot. After him are Burton Downing, Róbert Antal, Franz Bistricky, Erich Koschik, Antal Kiss, and Alberto Cova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Pat O'Callaghan ranks 369. Before him are Richard Llewellyn, Betty Bronson, Satchel Paige, Clark Clifford, Dunc Gray, and Buddy Adler. After him are Toni Ulmen, Vera Maretskaya, Jorge Góngora, Jan Pijnenburg, Sara Sadíqova, and Paul Creston. Among people deceased in 1991, Pat O'Callaghan ranks 230. Before him are Cliff Bastin, Alden Sanborn, Henri Louveau, Oreste Corbatta, Stan Mortensen, and John Russell. After him are Forrest Towns, Steve Clark, Gordon Pirie, Aline MacMahon, Ismat Chughtai, and Eleanor Boardman.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Pat O'Callaghan ranks 278 out of 549. Before him are Eoin Colfer (1965), Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), Nahum Tate (1652), John O'Shea (1981), Cathal Brugha (1874), and Jacksepticeye (1990). After him are Stuart Townsend (1972), David Kennedy (1953), Tim O'Reilly (1954), Stephen Hunt (1981), Milo O'Shea (1926), and Mabel Cahill (1863).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Pat O'Callaghan ranks 7. Before him are John Flanagan (1873), Patrick Ryan (1881), Pat McDonald (1878), Martin Sheridan (1881), Tim Ahearne (1885), and Matt McGrath (1875). After him are William Carr (1876), Tom Kiely (1869), Patrick Leahy (1877), Con Leahy (1876), James Mitchel (1864), and Edward Barrett (1877).

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