Pat Hooper

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]

• All results regarding marathon

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	42nd[5][1]	2:30:28	1 August
1980	Irish National Championships	Tullamore, County Offaly	Silver[6]	2:19:53	8 July
1979	Irish National Championships	Tullamore, County Offaly	Gold[7]	2:17:46 PB	18 May
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	27th[8]	2:20:29	3 September