Adrian O'Dwyer

Adrian was educated in both primary school and secondary school at Kilkenny CBS, and after his junior cert he moved to St. Kieran’s College, Kilkenny. In 2003 he first cleared 7 feet [just over 2.13], the third Irish-born athlete to do so. Adrian O’Dwyer won two Irish outdoor high jump titles (2002-03), two Irish indoor high jump titles (2003-04), and also won the Hungarian indoor title in 2004. O’Dwyer placed eighth in the high jump at the 2004 World Indoor Championships held in Budapest. He later became a fitness instructor in a gym at the Hebron Industrial Estate, in Kilkenny which he runs with “Ireland’s Strongest Man” James Fennelly.

Personal Best: HJ – 2.30 (2004).