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  1. Jul 22, 2021 · Learn about Peter O'Connor, a long-jumper who protested against competing for Britain at the 1906 Olympics in Greece. He climbed the flagpole and replaced the Union Jack with the Irish flag, a historic act of defiance and pride.

  2. Peter O'Connor (24 October 1872 – 9 November 1957) was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games.

  3. Mar 30, 2020 · Wicklow Olympic athlete Peter O’Connor has been honoured in his home town when a plaque in his memory was unveiled on Tuesday 22nd January 2019 on Ashtown Lane in Wicklow Town. The inscription on the plaque reads; Peter O Connor was an Olympic champion, a World Record holder and an Irish nationalist. His world long jump record in 1901 stood ...

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  5. Oct 6, 2016 · Professor Peter O’Connor is acknowledged as a world leader in making and researching the possibilities of the arts for social transformation. Having first established the study of applied theatre in New Zealand he extended that into arts-based research projects around the globe.

  6. Biography. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. Peter O'Connor (II) Actor. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play demo reel 5:02. Peter OConnor - Reel. 3 Videos. 16 Photos. Peter O'Connor is known for Hustlers (2019), Public Morals (2015) and Flesh and Bone (2015). More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume. Add to list. Photos 16.

  7. Jan 14, 2020 · At the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens, Irish track and field athlete Peter O’Connor carried out one of the first and most famous acts of political protest in Olympic history. In 1906,...

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