Dick Hooper

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

Dick Hooper

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1956-08-26) 26 August 1956 (age 68) Dublin
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Marathon
Club	Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club
Medal record Representing  Ireland Men’s Athletics Dublin Marathon 1980 Dublin Marathon Men's Marathon 1985 Dublin Marathon Men's Marathon 1986 Dublin Marathon Men's Marathon

Career

He represented Ireland in the Olympic marathon in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988. He also represented Ireland four times in the European Championships - in Czechoslovakia 1978, Athens 1982, Stuttgart 1986 and Split 1990.

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. He went on to win a record six national marathon championships winning his last in 1998 at the age of 42.

He is the younger brother of marathoner Pat Hooper,^[1][2] and, having had a career in banking, also worked as a coach, and an athletics commentator on Setanta Sports and Irish TV.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Ireland
1978	Irish National Marathon Championship	Tullamore	Gold	2:23:19[3][4]	18 June 1978
1978	1978 European Championships in Athletics	Prague	29th	2:21:01[5]	3 September 1978
1980	Dublin Marathon	Dublin	Gold	2:16:14	26 October 1980
1980	Irish National Marathon Championship	Tullamore	Gold	2:16:27[3][6]	8 July 1980
1980	Moscow Olympics	Moscow	38th place	2:23:53[7][8][9]	1 August 1980
1981	Irish National Marathon Championship	Cork	Gold	2:15:37[3][10]	7 June 1981
1982	Irish National Marathon Championship	Limerick	Gold	2:12:56[3][11]	6 June 1982
1982	1982 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon	Athens	11th place	2:20:51[12]	12 September 1982
1984	Irish National Marathon Championship	Cork	Gold	2:14:39[3][13][14]	23 April 1984
1984	Los Angeles Olympics	Los Angeles	51st place	2:24:41[7][15]	12 August 1984
1985	Dublin Marathon	Dublin	Gold	2:13:48[16]	27 October 1985
1986	Dublin Marathon	Dublin	Gold	2:18:10[17]	26 October 1986
1986	1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon	Stuttgart	16th place	2:17.45[18]	30 August 1986
1987	1987 Dublin Marathon	Dublin	Bronze	2:14:36[19]	25 October 1987
1988	Irish National Marathon Championship	Wexford	Silver	2:12:19 PB[3][20]	24 April 1988
1988	Seoul Olympics	Seoul	24th place	2:17:16[7][21][22]	2 October 1988
1990	1990 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon	Split	23rd place	2:32.36[23][24]	1 September 1990
1998	Irish National Marathon Championship	Killenaule	Gold	(2:22:08)[3][25]	19 April 1998
1998	New York City Marathon	New York City	34th place	2:22:46[26]	1 November 1998