Paul Griffin (born 1 September 1979 in
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
) is an Irish rower. He finished 6th in the
men's lightweight coxless four at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
and 10th in the
men's lightweight coxless four at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
. He qualified for the 15 km Cross-country Skiing event at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 82
, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...
but he was not selected because another higher ranked skier was selected ahead of him.
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1979 births
Living people
Irish male rowers
Olympic rowers for Ireland
Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from County Kerry
World Rowing Championships medalists for Ireland
21st-century Irish people
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