Seán Egan

Not to be confused with Sean Egan.

Seán Egan (born 18 October 1956) is an Irish athlete who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Seán Egan

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1956-10-18) 18 October 1956 (age 68)
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Donore Harriers

Biography

Egan was educated in Curragh and later Kilkenny City. He broke the Irish record in 1978, throwing 65.56 metres.^[2]

He finished second behind Martin Girvan in the hammer throw event at the British 1980 AAA Championships.^[3][4] Shortly afterwards at the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, he represented Ireland in the men's hammer throw.^[2]

Egan won seven Irish hammer throw titles (1978, 1980-82, 1984, and 1986-87) before becomning a landscape contractor and wood turner in Kilmacud, Dublin.^[2]