Paddy Lowry

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePatrick "Paddy"•Lowry
Used namePaddy•Lowry
Born19 December 1936 in Tralee, Kerry (IRL)
Died18 September 2014 in Dublin, Dublin (IRL)
Measurements180 cm / 67 kg
NOC Ireland

Biography

Paddy Lowry won the intermediate 220 yards title at the Irish Schools Athletics Championships in 1953. He won a total of four Irish AAU sprint titles (100 yards – 1956, 1958, 1959; 220 yards – 1960) and 4 AAU/NIAA All-Ireland sprint titles (100 yards – 1960; 220 yards – 1959, 1960, 1961). He competed for the Civil Service AC in Dublin and Tralee AC. Lowry joined Warner-Lambert as an assistant accountant and was a director when he left in 1969, when he became financial manager of Bayer Products, later to become Sterling-Winthrop Pharmaceuticals, where he eventually became managing director and chairman.

Personal Bests: 100y – 9.8 (1960); 200 – 21.8y (1960).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Athletics IRL Paddy Lowry
100 metres, Men (Olympic) 6 h3 r1/4
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 5 h6 r1/4