Jerome Hartigan

Jerome Hartigan
Personal information
Born (1957-08-30) 30 August 1957 (age 67)
Ireland
EducationIthaca College
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Jerome Hartigan (born 30 August 1957) is an Irish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Hartigan was born on 30 August 1957, in Ireland.[1] He earned his Master's degree from Ithaca College[2] and later coached their Men's Varsity Swimming and Diving Team.[3]

Career

Hartigan competed for Team Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics alongside Sackville Currie and Mark Hartigan.[4] In 1988, Hartigan and Sophie Foster established Jumping Beans, a program to encourage brain development in pre-school aged children.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Jerome Hartigan". olympic.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ Dryden, Gordon; Vos, Jeannette (1 October 2005). The New Learning Revolution 3rd Edition. A&C Black. p. 275. ISBN 9781855391833. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ Young, Mike (4 November 1982). "Swimmers Open Up November 9th". digitalcommons.ithaca.edu. p. 13. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Coyle to compete at London". pentathlon.ie. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ Colin Rose (2 November 2011). Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century: The Six-Step Plan to Unlock Your Master-Mind. Random House Publishing Group. p. 236. ISBN 9780307807601.
  6. ^ "Sophie Foster". jumpingbeans.net. Retrieved 14 March 2020.


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