John Francis Lawlor (14 March 1934 – 20 May 2018) was an

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Olympic athlete in

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. He attended St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S. in Fairview. He competed in the 1960 Olympics in

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and the

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, finishing fourth in the men's

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in 1960 with a throw of . In 1964 he failed to qualify for the finals, finishing 23rd in the qualifying round. While a student at Boston University, he won the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw in 1959 and 1960, setting meet records both times (207-5/63.22 in 1959 and 209-2/63.76 in 1960).

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results databaseJohn Lawlor's obituary
1934 births 2018 deaths Athletes from the Republic of Ireland Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Irish male hammer throwers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Ireland Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade People educated at St. Joseph's CBS, Fairview Athletes from Dublin (city) {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub