Patrick Ryan (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Patrick Ryan (athlete)

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1881

Place of Birth: Limerick, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1964

Profession: farmer, athletics competitor, hammer thrower

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Patrick "Pat"/"Paddy" James Ryan (4 January 1881 – 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.