Canoeing

Peter Connor

Medals Won

Athlete Information

Date of Birth

18th May 1963

Gender

male

Hometown

Carlow, Co. Carlow

Club Team School Or University

Salmon Leap Canoe Club, Leixlip

Competitor information

Team Ireland Number

455

Sport

Canoeing

Discipline

K-2 1000m Canoe Sprint

Competitive History

Personal Bests

Games Attended

Seoul 1988

Olympic Results

Game

Result

Seoul 1988

4th in semi-final heat (K-2 1000m)

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Connor competed in the men's K-2 1000 metres canoe sprint at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games alongside Declan Burns, finishing 4th in the semi-final.

A student at Kings Hospital, where his canoeing career began, and a member of the Salmon Leap Canoe Club in Leixlip. Connor prepared for the Seoul Games in ideal conditions on the waterways surrounding Enniskillen, home to his K2 partner . Connor's 4th in the semi-final was the best result of the Irish canoe sprint team at Seoul.