Thomas O'Riordan

Thomas O'Riordan
Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	12 July 1937; Tubrid, Ardfert, County Kerry
Died	20 June 2022 (aged 84)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	5000 metres

Thomas O'Riordan (12 July 1937 – 20 June 2022) was an Irish long-distance runner.^[1] He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

References

^ "Happy 80th Birthday Thomas O'Riordan". Donore Harriers. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ 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.
^ O'Riordan, Ian. "The purest thrill of athletics that's gone from the summer". The Irish Times.
^ "Thomas O'Riordan (1979) – Hall of Fame". Idaho State University Athletics.
^ "Sinead Kissane: Legendary O'Riordan a huge inspiration to generations on the track and in journalism". independent. 23 December 2017.
^ Dennehy, Cathal (20 June 2022). "Irish Olympian and Kerryman Tom O'Riordan dies aged 84". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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