Joe Fitzgerald (handballer)

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Joe Fitzgerald
Personal information
Full name Joseph H. Fitzgerald
Born (1971-08-30) August 30, 1971 (age 54)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. [1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Medal record
Men's handball
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Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team

Rev. Joseph H. Fitzgerald [2] (born August 30, 1971) is an American former handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics alongside his brother Tom. [3] While a member of the United States Handball team, Fitzgerald won the 2001 USA Team Handball Athlete of the Year and also helped the team to take home the bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Born in Brooklyn, Fitzgerald moved with his family to North Babylon, New York when he was six years old. He first played handball at North Babylon High School. In 1993, he graduated from Ithaca College where he played on their baseball and football teams. Fitzgerald entered seminary in 2001 and was ordained as a priest in 2007. [4] [5] He served as a chaplain at the 2024 Summer Olympics and is pastor at St. William the Abbot Roman Catholic Church in Seaford, New York. [6] [7] [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Fitzgerald". Olympedia . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Meet our Clergy". stwilliam.org. St. William the Abbot RC Church. Retrieved October 19, 2025. OUR PASTOR: Rev. Joseph H. Fitzgerald
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Fitzgerald". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ Beattie, Trent (August 5, 2016). "From Olympic Athlete to Diocesan Priest". National Catholic Register. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ DiCocco, Anthony (November 4, 2024). "Joseph Fitzgerald's extraordinary journey from Olympian to priest". The Long Island Press . Archived from the original on November 4, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Ferguson, Tess (September 19, 2024). "Q&A: Former Bomber quarterback and Olympian serves as Olympic chaplain". The Ithacan . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Christian, Gina (August 20, 2024). "Olympic chaplain calls on Catholics to get ready to evangelize at LA's 2028 Games". OSV News . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
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