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{{short description|Irish discus thrower}}
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| name        = Nick Sweeney
| image       =
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| nationality = Irish
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|03|26}}<ref name="sportref"/>
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland<ref name="sportref"/>
| sport       = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]
| event       = Discus throw
| club        = DSD AC, Dublin / [[Belgrave Harriers]]
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height      =198 cm
| weight      =120 kg
}}
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{{CompetitionRecordSport | [[Discus]]}}
{{CompetitionRecordCountry | {{IRL}} }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{CompetitionRecordQualifier  | [[1992 Summer Olympic Games]] | }}
{{CompetitionRecordQualifier  | [[1996 Summer Olympic Games]] | }}
{{CompetitionRecordQualifier  | [[2000 Summer Olympic Games]] | }}
{{CompetitionRecordQualifier  | [[2004 Summer Olympic Games]] | }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships]]}}
{{CompetitionRecord|4th| [[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|1994 European Athletics Championships]] | }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|British National Championships (AAA)<ref name="GBR">[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm GBR Athletics - AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)]</ref>}}
{{CompetitionRecord|1st| 1995 | }}
{{CompetitionRecordCompetition|Irish National Championships}}
{{CompetitionRecord|1st| 1987 | }}
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{{CompetitionRecord|1st| 1996 | }}
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'''Nicholas Sweeney''' (born 26 March 1968) is a retired Irish [[discus throw]]er who represented his native country in four consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] ([[Barcelona, Spain]]). He is the current Irish national record holder in the discus (67.89 m) and won a total number of ten Irish national discus titles (1987, 1991–1997, 1999–2000).<ref>[http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/Outdoor%20ROH.pdf List of Irish National Champions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720010256/http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/Outdoor%20ROH.pdf |date=20 July 2011 }}</ref> He finished 6th at the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw|1993 World Championships]] in Stuttgart.

== Biography ==
Sweeney went to school in [[Wesley College, Dublin]] where he was introduced to athletics and discus throwing through the then P.E. coach Dan Kennedy. Sweeney showed promise early on and eventually became the Irish schools record holder at senior level. After finishing his school studies he took a year out before traveling to the United States, to [[Harvard College]] where he completed a four-year degree.

As an athlete, Sweeney was affiliated to DSD AC, Dublin and [[Belgrave Harriers]], Wimbledon (in England).<ref name="sportref">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/nick-sweeney-1.html profile at sportsreference.com]</ref>

Sweeney won the British [[AAA Championships]] title at the [[1995 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>

He presently lives and works in [[Boston]], USA.{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}

== Achievements ==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{IRL}}
|-
|1994
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|4th
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|63.76 m]]
|-
|1998
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|13th
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's Discus|60.36 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney]], Australia
|36th
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|57.37 m]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/olympics/irish/athletics-sweeney.htm Profile]

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[[Category:Irish male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Ireland]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes from Dublin (city)]]
[[Category:Harvard College alumni]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Ireland]]
[[Category:People educated at Wesley College, Dublin]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen]]

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