Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe (born 13 September 1991) is an Irish athlete who competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the

Modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. In the 2016 Olympics he finished in 8th place running 11.12.23 for the final 3200 metre running and shooting segment. This time places him in the top 300 of Irish runners in 2016 in the 2 mile rankings.

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at Instagram 1991 births Living people Irish male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for Ireland Sportspeople from County Kilkenny People from Thomastown {{Ireland-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub