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The Irish Olympian who scaled a flagpole to defy Britain
Irish CentralForced to compete under the Union Jack at the 1906 Athens Games, long jumper Peter O'Connor climbed the podium's flagpole to unveil an Irish flag of his own.
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Irish CentralForced to compete under the Union Jack at the 1906 Athens Games, long jumper Peter O'Connor climbed the podium's flagpole to unveil an Irish flag of his own.