Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Jim•Flynn |
Used name | Jim•Flynn |
Born | 1921 in Waterford, Waterford (IRL) |
Died | 12 March 2006 in Fermoy, Cork (IRL) |
Affiliations | Curragh Command, Kildare (IRL) |
NOC | Ireland |
Lieutenant Jim Flynn was stationed with Curragh Command at Curragh Camp when he was one of 12 servicemen that were selected to compete on the Irish basketball team at the 1948 Olympics. He later retired at the rank of Colonel and resided in Cork during his later years.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | IRL | Jim Flynn | |||
Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Ireland | 23 |