Thomas O'Riordan

Thomas O'Riordan
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1937-07-12)12 July 1937
Tubrid, Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland
Died20 June 2022(2022-06-20) (aged 84)
Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event5000 metres
ClubDonore Harriers, Dublin

Thomas Brendan O'Riordan (12 July 1937 – 20 June 2022) was an Irish long-distance runner[1] who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

O'Riordan finished second behind Bruce Tulloh in the 3 miles event at the 1963 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Ireland in the men's 5000 metres.[6]

O'Riordan ran collegiately at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where he won the 1959 NAIA Men's Cross Country Championship individual title. O'Riordan was inducted into the Idaho State University Hall of Fame in 1979.[7][8][9]

He later worked for many years as the athletics correspondent for the Irish Independent. O'Riordan died on 20 June 2022 at the age of 84.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Happy 80th Birthday Thomas O'Riordan". Donore Harriers. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas O'Riordan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Berwyn Jones wins sprint title". Sunday Mirror. 14 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  7. ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "The purest thrill of athletics that's gone from the summer". The Irish Times.
  8. ^ "Thomas O'Riordan (1979) – Hall of Fame". Idaho State University Athletics.
  9. ^ "Sinead Kissane: Legendary O'Riordan a huge inspiration to generations on the track and in journalism". independent. 23 December 2017.
  10. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (20 June 2022). "Irish Olympian and Kerryman Tom O'Riordan dies aged 84". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 June 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.