Patrick Ryan
Athletics (sport) competitor
Died when: 83 years 40 days (997 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Patrick James "Pat/Paddy" Ryan (20 January 1883 – 13 February 1964) was an Irish American hammer thrower.He competed for the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in the hammer throw and a silver in the 56-pound weight throw.
In 1913 he established the first world record in hammer throw, which stood as a world record for 25 years and as an American record for 40 years.
Ryan was part of Irish weight throwers known as the Irish Whales.
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