Noel Purcell (sportsman)
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Noel Mary Joseph Purcell (15 November 1891 – 31 January 1962) was a
Early life
Purcell was born in
Water polo player
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Clubs and province
Purcell was a member of both
Great Britain
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1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
At the
Ireland
Purcell played for Ireland from 1910 to 1932.[8] At the 1924 Summer Olympics he captained the Ireland team. Having previously represented Great Britain in 1920, Purcell now became the first Olympic athlete to represent two different nations.[citation needed] In the quarter final against Czechoslovakia, Purcell scored twice as Ireland lost 4–2. Purcell was also selected to represent Ireland at the 1928 Summer Olympics. However he declined because of his business commitments as a solicitor. He also wanted to give younger players the opportunity to play at an Olympics.[5][6][10][11] Purcell also represented Ireland at the Tailteann Games.[4]
Rugby union career
Clubs and province
Purcell played club rugby union for both Dublin University and Lansdowne. He was club captain at Lansdowne for the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons. He also represented Leinster at provincial level and toured with the Barbarians.[5][9][10][12][13]
Ireland
In the
Referee and Selecter
Purcell refereed the 1927 Five Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. As a referee, he was not as fast around the field as he had been as a player. A match report in The Times noted "NM Purcell from Ireland refereed casually and from a great distance." Between 1939 and 1941 Purcell also served as selecter for Ireland.[6][10]
See also
- Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
References
- ^ "Noel Purcell". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Noel Purcell". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Census of Ireland, 1911". census.nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Around the Province". Irish Jesuit News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Trinity Olympians Noel Purcell" (PDF). tcd.ie. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "GB Olympic Champions 1896-2014 - Water Polo". gbolympics.co.uk. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Medal card of Purcell, Noel M Corps: Leinster Regiment". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Dublin Swimming Club, A Proud History". dublinswimmingclub.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9571157-2-9
- ^ a b c "Purcell's double Olympic honour". clarechampion.ie. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Games of the VIII Olympiad: Official Report p.489
- ^ "Lansdowne FC Hall of Fame Noel Purcell". lansdownerugby.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Observing the real all-round sport stars". independent.ie. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Noel Purcell Ireland". en.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
Media related to Noel Purcell at Wikimedia Commons
- Noel Purcell at ESPNscrum
- Noel Purcell at Olympics.com
- Noel Purcell at Olympedia
- Noel Purcell at Team GB
Further reading
- Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records (Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3)