Thomas Hayden (weightlifter)

Thomas Hayden
Personal information
Born(1926-10-23)October 23, 1926
DiedDecember 25, 2018(2018-12-25) (aged 92)
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Thomas Hayden (23 October 1926 – 25 December 2018), better known as Tommy Hayden, was an Irish weightlifter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] Hayden was a member of the Hercules Weightlifting Club from 1946 and later served as its President.[2] He was a founding member of the Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association.[3] He died in December 2018 at the age of 92.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Hayden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Grant redevelops 'Herc' before anniversary - Herald.ie". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Tommy Hayden". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ^ "The death has occurred of Thomas (Tommy) HAYDEN". RIP.ie.