Patrick O'Callaghan
Pat O'Callaghan at the 1928 Olympics
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| Born | 15 September 1905 Castlemagner, Ireland |
| Died | 1 December 1991 (aged 86) Clonmel, 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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Dr. Patrick "Pat" O'Callaghan (15 September 1905 – 1 December 1991) was an Irish athlete and Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from an independent Ireland to win an Olympic medal in sport and is regarded as one of Ireland's greatest-ever athletes.
Pat O'Callaghan was born in Castlemagner County Cork in 1905. The second son of three sons born to Paddy O'Callaghan and Jane Healy, he began his education at the age of two at Derrygallon national school. O'Callaghan progressed to secondary school in Kanturk and at the age of fifteen he won a scholarship to the Patrician Academy in Mallow. During his year in the Patrician Academy he cycled the 32-mile round trip from Derrygallon every day and he never missed a class. O'Callaghan subsequently studied medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. Following his graduation in 1926 he joined the Royal Air Force Medical Service. He returned to Ireland in 1928 and set up his own medical practice in Clonmel, County Tipperary where he worked until his retirement in 1984. O'Callaghan was also a renowned field sports practitioner, greyhound trainer and storyteller.
O’Callaghan was born into a family that had a huge interest in a variety of different sports. His uncle, Tim Vaughan, was a national sprint champion and played Gaelic football with Cork in 1893. O’Callaghan’s eldest brother, Seán, also enjoyed football as well as winning a national 440 yards hurdles title, while his other brother, Con, was also regarded as a gifted runner, jumper and thrower. O’Callaghan’s early sporting passions included hunting, poaching and Gaelic football. He was regarded as an excellent midfielder on the Dromtarriffe football team, while he also lined out with the Castlemagner hurling team.
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