Pat O'Callaghan
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Patrick O'Callaghan was an Irish hammer thrower and double Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British flag.
O'Callaghan at the 1928 Olympic Games
Bob Tisdall
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Robert Morton Newburgh Tisdall was an Irish athlete who won a gold medal in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Pat O'Callaghan
…reached a distance of 53.92 m (176 ft 11 in), a score that allowed him to retain his Olympic title. It was Ireland's second gold medal of the day as Bob Tisdall had earlier won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles. O’Callaghan did not take part in the national athletic championships in Ireland in 1933. However, he…
Bob Tisdall
Statue of Tisdall and two other Olympic gold medalists (Matt McGrath and Johnny Hayes) in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland