Paul O'Connor (skier)

Paul O'Connor (born 1 January 1959) is an Irish skier, who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1] Despite being from Ireland, originally County Cork he lives in Provo, Utah and is a practicing Mormon.[2] During the Olympics, he came 69th out of 72 in his race, at the Cross-country skiing.[1] Being aged 43 during the Olympics, he was one of the oldest ever competitors in the sport.[3]

O'Connor is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is married with one daughter.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul O'Connor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. "BBC - A few brave men".
  3. "Olympic competition with a gospel perspective".
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