About Patrick Leahy (athlete)
Patrick Joseph Leahy (20 May 1877 – 29 December 1927) was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals (for Great Britain and Ireland) in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics. == Biography == Leahy was born in Creggane, in the Civil parish of Hackmys, in the barony of Coshma near Kilmallock in County Limerick, near the border between County Limerick and County Cork. He was one of seven brothers all of whom were sportsmen. His brother Con won medals in jumping at two Olympic Games. Another brother, Timothy, also jumped competitively. Patrick broke the British high jump record in Dublin in 1898 with a jump of 6 ft. 4in. (1.93m). He went on to win the AAA Championships high jump title at the 1898 AAA Championships and 1899 AAA Championships and also came third in the long jump in 1899. Leahy also competed internationally in the long jump and the hop, step and jump (triple jump).
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