the 1936 Olympic Games, however O’Callaghan travelled to Berlin as a private spectator. After Berlin, O’Callaghan's international career was over. He declined to join the new Irish Amateur Athletics Union (IAAU) or subsequent IOC recognised Amateur Athletics Union of Eire (AAUE) and continued to compete under NACAI rules. At Fermoy in 1937 he threw – nearly two metres ahead of the world record of set by his old friend Paddy 'Chicken' Ryan in 1913. This record, however, was not ratified by the AAUE or the IAAF. In retirement O’Callaghan remained interested in athletics. He travelled to every Olympic Games up until 1988 and enjoyed fishing and poaching in Clonmel. He died on 1 December 1991. Legacy O'Callaghan was the flag bearer for Ireland at the 1932 Olympics. In 1960, he became the first person to receive the Texaco Hall of Fame Award. He was made a Freeman of Clonmel in 1984, and was honorary president of Commercials Gaelic Football Club. The Dr. Pat O'Callaghan Sports Complex at Cashel Rd, Clonmel which is the home of Clonmel Town Football Club is named after him, and in January 2007, his statue was raised in Banteer, County Cork. References External links 1906 births 1991 deaths Irish general practitioners Irish male hammer throwers Royal Air Force Medical Service officers Olympic athletes of Ireland Olympic gold medalists for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from County Cork Alumni of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland People from Kanturk Male weight throwers Irish military doctors Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Irish medical doctors