Jerome Hartigan (born 30 August 1957) is an Irish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Jerome Hartigan
Personal information
Born (1957-08-30) 30 August 1957 (age 66)
Ireland
EducationIthaca College
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Early life and education edit

Hartigan was born on 30 August 1957, in Ireland.[1] He earned his Master's degree from Ithaca College[2] and later coached their Men's Varsity Swimming and Diving Team.[3]

Career edit

Hartigan competed for Team Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics alongside Sackville Currie and Mark Hartigan.[4] In 1988, Hartigan and Sophie Foster stablished Jumping Beans, a program to encourage brain development in pre-school aged children.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jerome Hartigan". olympic.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ Dryden, Gordon; Vos, Jeannette (1 October 2005). The New Learning Revolution 3rd Edition. A&C Black. p. 275. ISBN 9781855391833. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ Young, Mike (4 November 1982). "Swimmers Open Up November 9th". digitalcommons.ithaca.edu. p. 13. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Coyle to compete at London". pentathlon.ie. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ Colin Rose (2 November 2011). Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century: The Six-Step Plan to Unlock Your Master-Mind. Random House Publishing Group. p. 236. ISBN 9780307807601.
  6. ^ "Sophie Foster". jumpingbeans.net. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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