Nick Sweeney

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Nick Sweeney
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1968-03-26) 26 March 1968 (age 57) [1]
Dublin, Ireland [1]
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDiscus throw
ClubDSD AC, Dublin / Belgrave Harriers
Competition record
Discus
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Olympic Games
Qualified 1992 Summer Olympic Games
Qualified 1996 Summer Olympic Games
Qualified 2000 Summer Olympic Games
Qualified 2004 Summer Olympic Games
European Athletics Championships
4th 1994 European Athletics Championships
British National Championships (AAA) [2]
1st1995
Irish National Championships
1st1987
1st1991
1st1992
1st1993
1st1994
1st1995
1st1996
1st1997
1st1999
1st2000

Nicholas Sweeney (born 26 March 1968) is a retired Irish discus thrower who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). He is the current Irish national record holder in the discus (67.89 m) and won a total number of ten Irish national discus titles (1987, 1991–1997, 1999–2000). [3] He finished 6th at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.

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Biography

Sweeney went to school in Wesley College, Dublin where he was introduced to athletics and discus throwing through the then P.E. coach Dan Kennedy. Sweeney showed promise early on and eventually became the Irish schools record holder at senior level. After finishing his school studies he took a year out before traveling to the United States, to Harvard College where he completed a four-year degree.

As an athlete, Sweeney was affiliated to DSD AC, Dublin and Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon (in England). [1]

Sweeney won the British AAA Championships title at the 1995 AAA Championships. [4] [5]

He presently lives and works in Boston, USA.[ citation needed ]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 63.76 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th 60.36 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia36th 57.37 m

References

  1. 1 2 3 profile at sportsreference.com
  2. ↑ GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
  3. ↑ List of Irish National Champions Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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