Noel Purcell (water polo)
(1891-1962)
Water polo player
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Noel Mary Joseph Purcell (15 November 1891 – 31 January 1962) was a water polo player who represented both Great Britain and Ireland at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics respectively. He was also an Ireland rugby union international and rugby union referee. He was the first Olympic athlete to represent two different nations. He is also the only Ireland rugby union international to ever win an Olympic Gold medal. In 2012 his collection of medals and international caps were donated to Belvedere College by his daughter Rosemary and son Noel.
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Noel Mary Purcell 15 November 1891 Ireland
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31 January 1962 (aged 70) Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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