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{{short description|Irish hammer thrower (1906–1991)}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Pat O'Callaghan | image = Pat O'Callaghan 1928.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = O'Callaghan at the [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Olympic Games]] | headercolor = | native_name = Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Patrick O'Callaghan | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Irish | ethnicity = | citizenship = [[British nationality law|British citizenship]] (1906-1922)<br>[[Irish nationality law|Irish citizenship]] (1922-1991) | birth_date = {{birth date|1906|01|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kanturk]], [[County Cork]], [[History of Ireland (1801–1923)|Ireland]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1991|12|01|1906|01|28|df=y}} | death_place = [[Clonmel]], [[County Tipperary]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] | resting_place = | monuments = | residence = | education = | alma_mater = [[Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland]] | occupation = Doctor | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = 1.80 m | weight = 98 kg | spouse = {{marriage|Kitty O'Reilly|1934}} | children = 5 | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | country = | sport = [[Hammer throw]] | disability = | disability_class = | rank = Olympic champion | event = | collegeteam = | universityteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]]| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer throw]] }} {{MedalGold | [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]]| [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw|Hammer throw]] }} | show-medals = | updated = }} '''Patrick O'Callaghan''' (28 January 1906 – 1 December 1991) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Hammer throw|hammer thrower]] and double [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Olympic Gold Medal|gold medallist]]. He was the first [[athlete]] from [[Ireland]] to win an Olympic medal under the [[Flag of Ireland|Irish flag]] rather than the [[Union Jack|British flag]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Olympic Golds For Irish Hammer Thrower |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/0726/893067-pat-ocallaghan-olympic-hammer-thrower/ |website=RTE Archives |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>
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