Patrick Hooper
Biography
Patrick Hooper was an Olympian and long-distance runner from Raheny, Dublin, Ireland. He represented Ireland in the marathon at European and Olympic level. His marathon personal best time was 2:17:46. He was the older brother of three-time Olympian and marathoner Dick Hooper. After his retirement from active competition, Hooper remained extremely active in the sport, as a long-serving committee member of his club, Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club, and as a member of the Dublin and Leinster Athletics Boards.
Known For & Full Filmography1 Titles
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Self - Participant of the Olympics-80 in the Marathon
A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.