Anthony "Anton" Hegarty (14 December 1892 – 10 August 1944) was an Irish cross country athlete. He twice represented Ireland at the International Cross Country Championships.
Hegarty was born on 14 December 1892, in Derry, Ireland, the son of Isabel (Isabella) and John Hegarty. He competed for Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, in the Cross Country Team where he won the silver medal with his teammates James Wilson and Alfred Nichols after finishing fifth in the individual cross country event. He died in Rugby, England in 1944.
References
External links
Profile at www.sports-reference.com
Profile at www.databaseolympics.com
1892 births
1944 deaths
Athletes from Derry (city) Male long-distance runners from Northern Ireland Olympic athletes for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners Road incident deaths in England