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Irish shot putter and discus thrower

Patrick Quinn
Personal information
Born10 December 1885
Erinagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died2 January 1946 (aged 60)
Dublin, Ireland
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventdiscus / shot put
ClubDublin Metropolitan Police

Patrick Quinn (10 December 1885 – 2 January 1946) was an Irish track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Career

Quinn born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, joined the Dublin Metropolitan Police in 1905, serving in the Band Division. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. He finished eighth in the shot put competition.

Quinn won six Irish discus titles (1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1922) and four shot put titles (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921). Quinn finished second behind Armas Taipale in the discus event at the British 1914 AAA Championships and after the war would win AAA discus title at the 1920 AAA Championships.

References

  1. "Patrick Quinn". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Applegarth's Feats". Manchester Courier. 6 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. sportsreference.com biography
  6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

External links

AAA Championships winners in men's discus throw
1876–1939
1946–59
1960–2006


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