Pat Hooper | |
Nationality: | Irish |
Sport: | Running |
Event: | Marathon |
Club: | Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club |
Birth Date: | 1952 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Raheny, Dublin, Ireland |
Height: | 5'11" (180 cm) |
Weight: | 150 lbs (68 kg) |
Patrick Hooper (12 May 1952 – 9 October 2020) was an Olympian and long-distance runner from Raheny, Dublin, Ireland.
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]
1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 42nd[5] | 2:30:28 | 1 August | ||
1980 | Irish National Championships | Tullamore, County Offaly | [6] | 2:19:53 | 8 July | |
1979 | Irish National Championships | Tullamore, County Offaly | [7] | 2:17:46 PB | 18 May | |
1978 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 27th[8] | 2:20:29 | 3 September |