Thomas O'Riordan (12 July 1937 – 20 June 2022) was an Irish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

O'Riordan ran collegiately at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where he won the 1959 NAIA Men's Cross Country Championship individual title. O'Riordan was inducted into the Idaho State University Hall of Fame in 1979.

Thomas O'Riordan

He later worked for many years as the athletics correspondent for the Irish Independent.

Thomas O'Riordan

O'Riordan died on 20 June 2022 at the age of 84.

Thomas O'Riordan

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1937 births

2022 deaths

Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Irish male long-distance runners

Olympic athletes for Ireland

Idaho State University alumni

Idaho State Bengals men's track and field athletes

Athletes from County Kerry

People from Ardfert