| Patrick O'Hanrahan (Patrick Zöller) | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Sport: | boxing |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Westminster, London |
| Death Date: | 1963 |
| Death Place: | Hammersmith, London |
Patrick Philip O'Hanrahan (12 November 1894 - 1963) also known as Patrick Zöller until 1921,[1] was a British boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] Some records, notable among them The Times, give his name as O'Halloran.
O'Hanrahan won the 1924 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[3] [4]
Two months later at the 1924 Summer Olympics he advanced to the second round of the welterweight class after winning his fight against René Dubois of France on points.[5] The matches were held in the Veledrome d'Hiver.[6] In the next round, O'Hanrahan was defeated by Jean Delarge of Belgium who won the gold medal in this weight class. It was O'Hanrahan's only Olympic appearance.[7] The decision was not without its controversy as was the case with the boxing decisions against the British as a whole (not to mention fencing), according to The Times. "O'Halloran is universally considered by our men to have been very unlucky to have had the verdict given against him in a fight against a Belgian yesterday."[8]
The following year in 1925 he retained his A.B.A. British welterweight title.[9]
Below is the record of Patrick O'Hanrahan, a British welterweight boxer who competed at the 1924 Paris Olympics:
He changed his name from Zöller to his mother's maiden name O'Hanrahan in 1920.[1]