Patrick Hooper (12 May 1952 – 9 October 2020) was an Olympian and

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Career

He represented Ireland in the marathon at European and Olympic level.Pat Hooper at Sports Reference
/ref> His marathon ''personal best'' time was 2:17:46. He was the older brother of three-time Olympian and marathoner Dick Hooper. 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.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon

References

1952 births 2020 deaths People from Raheny Irish male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland People educated at St Paul's College, Raheny Athletes from County Dublin 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub