Kevin Breen
Kevin Breen is a former Irish wheelchair athlete. He won the second London Marathon men's wheelchair race in 1984,[1] defeating second-place winner , whose wheelchair broke during the race, and the previous champion Gordon Perry. In winning, he broke the previous course record by nearly one hour, setting a new record of 2:38:40.[2] He also competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympic Games in 1984, 1988, and 1992.[3]
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "London Marathon History" (PDF). Flora London Marathon. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Kevin Breen". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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- Living people
- Irish male wheelchair racers
- Paralympic athletes of Ireland
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Irish athletics biography stubs