Dan O'Grady (born 16 August 1968) is a sailor from

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. who represented his country at the

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as crew member in the

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. With helmsman Marshall King and fellow crew member Garrett Connolly they took the 16th place.

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Living people 1968 births Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling Olympic sailors for Ireland Sailors (sport) from Dublin (city) Irish male sailors (sport) 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-yachtracing-bio-stub