Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (d. 1957)
Peter O'Connor (24 October 1872 – 9 November 1957) was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games.
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Peter O'Connor (athlete)
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