# Dick Hooper

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{{short description|Irish long-distance runner and Olympian}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
 | name              = Dick Hooper
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 | caption           = 
 | nationality       = Irish
 | sport             = [Running](/source/Running)
 | event             = Marathon
 | club              = [Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club](/source/Raheny_Shamrock_Athletic_Club)
 | collegeteam       = 
 | birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|08|26}}
 | birth_place       = [Dublin](/source/Dublin)
 | residence         = 
 | death_date        = 
 | death_place       = 
 | height            = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|cm|abbr=on}}
 | weight            = {{convert|150|lb|kg}}
 | medaltemplates    = {{MedalCountry | {{IRL}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men’s Athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)}}
{{MedalGold |[1980 Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)|Men's Marathon}}
{{MedalGold |[1985 Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)|Men's Marathon}}
{{MedalGold |[1986 Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)|Men's Marathon}}
}}

'''Richard Hooper''' (born 26 August 1956) is a former [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner) from [Raheny](/source/Raheny), [Dublin](/source/Dublin), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland).

==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](/source/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](/source/John_Woods_(athlete)). 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](/source/Pat_Hooper),<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/dick-hooper-1.html sports-reference] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018024040/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/dick-hooper-1.html |date=2010-10-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/1998/1026/98102600171.html My Club: Raheny Shamrock AC by IAN O'RIORDAN, published by The Irish Times - Monday, October 26, 1998]</ref> and, having had a career in banking, also worked as a coach, and an athletics commentator on [Setanta Sports](/source/Setanta_Sports) and [Irish TV](/source/Irish_TV).

==Achievements==
*<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise</small>
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{IRL}}
|-
|1978
|Irish National Marathon Championship
|[Tullamore](/source/Tullamore)
|{{Gold medal}}
| 2:23:19<ref name="ROH">{{Cite web |url=http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/roh-outdoor-1873-2013-final-version3.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317165427/http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/roh-outdoor-1873-2013-final-version3.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>''Irish Times'', 19 June 1978, pg. 4</ref>
| 18 June 1978
|-
|1978
|[1978 European Championships in Athletics](/source/1978_European_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Prague](/source/Prague)
| 29th
| 2:21:01<ref>''Irish Times'', 4 September 1978, pg. 4</ref>
| 3 September 1978
|-
| 1980
| [Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)
| Dublin
| {{Gold medal}}
| 2:16:14
| 26 October 1980
|-
| 1980
| Irish National Marathon Championship
| [Tullamore](/source/Tullamore)
| {{Gold medal}}
| 2:16:27<ref name="ROH" /><ref>''Irish Times'', 19 May 1980, pg. 4</ref>
| 8 July 1980
|-
| 1980
| [Moscow Olympics](/source/Moscow_Olympics)
| [Moscow](/source/Moscow)
| 38th place
| 2:23:53<ref name="IRLOG">{{Cite web |url=http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/irish-athletics-olympians-1896-20121apr2013.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727041551/http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/irish-athletics-olympians-1896-20121apr2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>''Irish Times'', 2 August 1980, pg. 3</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173709/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/mens-marathon.html Mens Marathon at Sports Reference]</ref>
| 1 August 1980
|-
| 1981
| Irish National Marathon Championship
| [Cork](/source/Cork_(city))
|{{Gold medal}}
| 2:15:37<ref name="ROH" /><ref>''Irish Times'', 8 June 1981, pg. 4</ref>
| 7 June 1981
|-
| 1982
|Irish National Marathon Championship
| [Limerick](/source/Limerick)
| {{Gold medal}}
| 2:12:56<ref name="ROH" /><ref>''Irish Times'', 7 June 1982, pg. 4</ref>
| 6 June 1982
|-
|1982
|[1982 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon](/source/1982_European_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_Marathon)
|[Athens](/source/Athens)
|11th place
|2:20:51<ref>''Irish Times'', 13 September 1982, pg. 3</ref>
|12 September 1982
|-
|1984
|Irish National Marathon Championship
|Cork
|{{Gold medal}}
| 2:14:39<ref name="ROH" /><ref>''Irish Times'', 24 April 1984, pg. 3</ref><ref>Placed 2nd in race, but awarded the National Marathon title after Jerry Kiernan was disqualified for breaking the IAAF rule regarding the size of advertising lettering on his singlet</ref>
| 23 April 1984
|-
|1984
|[Los Angeles Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics)
|[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles)
|51st place
|2:24:41<ref name="IRLOG" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-marathon.html Mens Marathon at Sports Reference]</ref>
| 12 August 1984
|-
|1985
|[Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)
|[Dublin](/source/Dublin)
|{{Gold medal}}
|2:13:48<ref>''Irish Times'', 28 October 1985, pg. 1 and pg. 3</ref>
|27 October 1985
|-
|1986
|[Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)
|[Dublin](/source/Dublin)
|{{Gold medal}}
|2:18:10<ref>''Irish Times'', 27 October 1986, pg. 3</ref>
|26 October 1986
|-
|1986
|[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon](/source/1986_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_marathon)
|[Stuttgart](/source/Stuttgart)
|16th place
|2:17.45<ref>''Irish Times'', 1 September 1986, pg. 3</ref>
|30 August 1986
|-
| 1987
|[1987 Dublin Marathon](/source/Dublin_Marathon)
|Dublin
|{{Bronze medal}}
|2:14:36<ref>''Irish Times'', 26 October 1987, pg. 5</ref>
|25 October 1987
|-
|1988
|Irish National Marathon Championship
|[Wexford](/source/Wexford)
|{{Silver medal}}
| 2:12:19 PB<ref name="ROH" /><ref>''Irish Times'', 25 April 1988, pg. 5</ref>
| 24 April 1988
|-
|1988
|[Seoul Olympics](/source/Seoul_Olympics)
|[Seoul](/source/Seoul)
|24th place
|2:17:16<ref name="IRLOG" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/mens-marathon.html Mens Marathon at Sports Reference]</ref><ref>''Irish Times'', 3 October 1988, pg. 7</ref>
|2 October 1988
|-
|1990
|[1990 European Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon](/source/1990_European_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_Marathon)
|[Split](/source/Split%2C_Croatia)
|23rd place
|2:32.36<ref>[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon](/source/1990_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_Marathon)</ref><ref>''Irish Times'', 2 September 1990, Sport pg. 5</ref>
|1 September 1990
|-
|1998
|Irish National Marathon Championship
|[Killenaule](/source/Killenaule)
|{{Gold medal}}
|(2:22:08)<ref name="ROH" /><ref>''Irish Times'', 20 April 1998, pg A4</ref>
|19 April 1998
|-
|1998
|[New York City Marathon](/source/New_York_City_Marathon)
|[New York City](/source/New_York_City)
|34th place
|2:22:46<ref>''Irish Times'', 2 November 1998, pg. A3</ref>
|1 November 1998
|-
|}

==References==
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