Tommy Redican was an Irish athlete from Donore Harriers. In 1964 he won the Waterhouse Byrne Baird Shield.[1] He is a first cousin of Donore Harriers and Olympian Jim McNamara. He was a member of the great Donore Harrier's teams, coached by the legendary Eddie Hogan, which dominated Irish athletics during the 1960s and 1970s bringing success in cross-country and distance running unequalled in its achievements to this day. The teams included many of the greatest names in Irish distance running... the Dunne brothers: Tommy Dunne (5th in the World Cross Country), Olympian Willie Dunne, Olympian Bertie Messitt, Olympian Tom O'Riordan, Olympian & 11 time World Cross-Country competitor Jim McNamara, Olympian & Sub 4 minute miler Basil Clifford, Olympian, Pat Cassidy, John Phelan, Tony Brien, Mick Neville, Tony Murphy, Mick Connolly, Brendan O'Shea, Mick Flood, Frank Greally, Eddie Spillane and John Sheridan. He was a member of the Donore team which represented Ireland in the European Clubs Championships in 1969, that finished 2nd and just 9 points behind the winners A.C. Dortmstadt in Arlon, Belgium. In 1972 he represented Ireland at the IAAF International Cross Country Championships in Parliament Hill Fields, London, England.[2][3] On 17 March 1973 he was part of the Donore Team that represented Ireland at the IAAF International Cross Country Championships in Ghent, Belgium.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Redican |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 4 August 1942 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 25 January 2013 (aged 70) Dublin, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | 1 Mile to Marathon |
| Club | Donore Harriers |