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Dick Hooper

Richard ("Dick") Hooper (born 26 August 1956) is a former long-distance runner from Raheny, Dublin, Ireland.

He is a three-time record-holding winner of the Dublin Marathon in 1980, 1985 and 1988 and he set his personal best time at the 1988 Irish National Championship in Wexford, clocking 2:12:19 finishing in 2nd place behind John Woods.


Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club

The club has provided 3 Olympic athletes, with five appearances: Dick Hooper (1980, 1984, 1988), Pat Hooper (1980) and Paddy McGrath (2000).


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