Gerry O'Rourke

Gerry O'Rourke is a former Irish wheelchair athlete. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the 400 metre wheelchair race and a bronze in both the 100 and 800 metre races.[1] In 1986, he won the fourth London Marathon men's wheelchair race, defeating the 1985 and 1987 champion Chris Hallam after Hallam was slowed by illness and mechanical problems.[2] He is also a three-time winner of the Dublin Marathon.

References

  1. ↑ Results for Gerry O'Rourke from the International Paralympic Committee
  2. ↑ "London Marathon History" (PDF). Flora London Marathon. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-05-16.



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