Patrick Quinn (athlete) explained

Patrick Quinn (10 December 1885 – 2 January 1946) was an Irish track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Career

Quinn born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, joined the Dublin Metropolitan Police in 1905, serving in the Band Division. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. He finished eighth in the shot put competition.^[1]

Quinn won six Irish discus titles (1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1921, 1922) and four shot put titles (1912, 1913, 1914, 1921). Quinn finished second behind Armas Taipale in the discus event at the British 1914 AAA Championships^{[2] [3]} and after the war would win AAA discus title at the 1920 AAA Championships.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patrick Quinn . Olympedia . 28 April 2021.
2. News: Amateur Athletics . Lancashire Evening Post . 4 July 1914 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 November 2024 .
3. News: Applegarth's Feats . Manchester Courier . 6 July 1914 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 November 2024 .
4. News: The Athletic Championships . Weekly Dispatch (London) . 4 July 1920 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2024 .
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/paddy-quinn-1.html sportsreference.com biography
6. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 17 November 2024 .