Peter O'Connor

Peter O'Connor

Peter O'Connor was an Irish Olympian who was forced to compete under Great Britain due to a rule change. Unhappy with this, he smuggled in a green Irish flag and proceeded to scale Britain's flagpole during the award ceremony. He waved his flag at the top while his teammate guarded the bottom.

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