Morgan McElligott
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 21 June 1925 Rathdown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 16 February 2016 (aged 90) Coosan, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Morgan McElligott (21 June 1925 – 16 February 2016) was an Irish rower and cardiologist.[1][2] He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Biography
McElligott was born in Rathdown, Dublin in 1925.[1] He gained a medical degree while studying at the University College Dublin.[1] In 1948, he was part of the team that won the All-Ireland Senior Rowing Championship.[5] At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, McElligott was part of the Irish team that competed in the men's eight.[6]
Two years after the Olympics, he started his medical career in Dublin, and moved to London three years after that.[1] After six years later, McElligott returned to Ireland, becoming a consultant at Portiuncula Hospital.[1] He spent more than three decades working at the hospital,[7] where he worked in cardiology and helped to found the very first cardiac care unit in Portiuncula.[1]
In 1989, McElligott left Portiuncula and went to Baghdad with his wife,[5] with both of them developing the Ibn Al-Bitar Hospital.[1] Due to the first Gulf War, they both left Iraq, moving to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.[5] In Saudi Arabia he was the chief of internal medicine for the Royal College of Surgeons.[1] After nearly two years in Saudi Arabia, he retired and returned to Ireland with his wife.[4]
In 2012, McElligott was one of the eleven surviving members of Ireland's 1948 Summer Olympics team,[8] who were all honoured at a ceremony in Dublin.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Morgan McElligott". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Farewell to Morgan McElligott". The Irish Field. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Morgan McElligott Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Meet the ex-Olympian who became a consultant at Portiuncula Hospital". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Olympic spirit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Eights, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Morgan McElligott from the 1948 Olympic Rowing Eight RIP". Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "1948 Irish Olympians honoured". RTE. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "NOC OF IRELAND HONORS 1948 OLYMPIANS". European Olympic Committees. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
