Pat Hooper

Patrick Hooper (12 May 1952 – 9 October 2020) was an Olympian and long-distance runner from Raheny, Dublin, Ireland.

For the politician, see Patrick Hooper.
Pat Hooper
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1952-05-12)12 May 1952
Raheny, Dublin, Ireland
Died9 October 2020(2020-10-09) (aged 68)
Height5'11" (180 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Marathon
ClubRaheny Shamrock Athletic Club
Medal record
Running
Marathon
1980 Irish National Championships
1979 Irish National Championships

Career

He represented Ireland in the marathon at European and Olympic level.[1] His marathon personal best time was 2:17:46.[2] He was the older brother of three-time Olympian and marathoner Dick Hooper.[3] After his retirement from active competition, Hooper remained extremely active in the sport, as a long-serving committee member of his club, Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club, and as a member of the Dublin and Leinster Athletics Boards.

Hooper died on 9 October 2020, aged 68, of a suspected heart attack.[4]

Achievements
  • All results regarding marathon
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 42nd[5][1] 2:30:28 1 August
1980 Irish National Championships Tullamore, County Offaly  Silver[6] 2:19:53 8 July
1979 Irish National Championships Tullamore, County Offaly  Gold[7] 2:17:46 PB 18 May
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 27th[8] 2:20:29 3 September

References
  1. Pat Hooper at Sports Reference
  2. https://www.arrs.run/NC_MaraIRL.htm
  3. O'Riordan, Ian. "Sudden death of 1980 Olympian Pat Hooper, aged 68". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. "Olympian and athletics stalwart Pat Hooper dies aged 68". Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. Irish Times, 2 August 1980, pg. 3
  6. Irish Times, 9 July 1980, pg. 4
  7. Irish Times, 19 May 1979, pg. 13
  8. Irish Times, 4 September 1978, pg. 4
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