Thomas O'Riordan explained

Thomas O'Riordan
Nationality:	Irish
Sport:	Long-distance running
Event:	5000 metres
Birth Date:	12 July 1937
Birth Place:	Tubrid, Ardfert, County Kerry

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Happy 80th Birthday Thomas O'Riordan . Donore Harriers . 19 July 2017 . 23 December 2017.
2. Thomas O'Riordan Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084356/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/tom-oriordan-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 November 2017.
3. Web site: The purest thrill of athletics that's gone from the summer. Ian. O'Riordan. The Irish Times.
4. Web site: Thomas O'Riordan (1979) – Hall of Fame. Idaho State University Athletics.
5. Web site: Sinead Kissane: Legendary O'Riordan a huge inspiration to generations on the track and in journalism. independent.
6. Web site: Irish Olympian and Kerryman Tom O'Riordan dies aged 84. Irish Examiner. Cathal. Dennehy. 20 June 2022. 20 June 2022.