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Seamus O'Connor

Seamus O'Connor

Irish snowboarder

Seamus O'Connor (born October 4, 1997) is an American-born snowboarder, from Ramona, California, who competes internationally for Ireland. He competed for Ireland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the men's halfpipe and men's slopestyle events.[1][2] He was the Irish flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Seamus finished in eighteenth place in the Men's halfpipe qualification at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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O'Connor's paternal grandparents were born in Ireland, making him eligible to compete for the country.[3]

He resides in Park City, Utah.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Sochi bound Irish Team selected for the Winter Olympic Games". Olympics.ie. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Cliona Foley (February 6, 2014). "Famous Seamus ready for lift-off". Irish Independent. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  3. [3]
    Counihan, Patrick (December 8, 2013). "San Diego teenager to snowboard for Ireland at February's Winter Olympics". IrishCentral.com.
  4. [4]
    Donaldson, Amy (February 8, 2014). "Utah resident Seamus O'Connor finishes 17th for Ireland in inaugural Olympic slopestyle competition". Deseret News.


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