Gerry Macken

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Gerry Macken
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NationalityIrish
Born (1957-10-05) 5 October 1957 (age 67)
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh

Gerry Macken (born 5 October 1957) is an Irish bobsledder. He competed in the two man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics. [1] Macken's story was the subject of a documentary film, Breaking Ice, which was shown at the 2020 Galway Film Fleadh. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerry Macken Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. "Story of Athlone native at the Winter Olympics to feature at Galway Film Fleadh". West Meath Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2022.