FITZPATRICK Ian

25 Aug 1994
26
Male
1.80/5'10''
 
Ireland
IRELAND

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
RUG Rugby Sevens Men 10

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Stadium
RSA
South Africa
33
IRL
Ireland
14
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
USA
United States
19
IRL
Ireland
17
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
KEN
Kenya
7
IRL
Ireland
12
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
IRL
Ireland
31
KOR
Republic of Korea
0
Finished
Tokyo Stadium
IRL
Ireland
0
KEN
Kenya
22
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Rugby World Cup Sevens
RankEventYearLocation
9Men2018San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series
RankEventYearLocation
15Men2018
16Men2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - England
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2018London, GBR
6Men2019London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France
RankEventYearLocation
10Men2019Paris, FRA
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Athlete, Information Technology
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Commerce - University College Dublin, Ireland
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English
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Anthony Eddy [national], AUS
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He represented Ireland in rugby union [15-a-side] at international junior level and played in the 2014 World Junior Championship in New Zealand. He has also played rugby union [15-a-side] at national club level in Ireland for Lansdowne. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Jul 2021; irishtimes.com, 11 Jun 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021; World Rugby, 01 Jan 2021)
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2015 for Ireland (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021)
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Injuries prevented him from playing for a year from late 2019 to late 2020. (the42.ie, 04 Jul 2021; Irish Rugby TV YouTube Channel, 17 Oct 2020)
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He began playing rugby at the King's Hospital secondary school at age 13 in Dublin, Ireland, having previously played Gaelic football. He took up rugby sevens in 2015 when he was playing rugby union [15-a-side] for Lansdowne in Ireland and was invited to join the newly-formed national rugby sevens squad. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021; the42.ie, 04 Jul 2021)
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"I hadn't a clue about sevens. I had watched it on TV growing up but never really thought of it as something you could get into. It just wasn't a thing in Ireland. Even when I got asked to go, I still wasn't sure if I wanted to be involved. Thankfully, I went for it. Not too many people can say they were there for the start of the journey and I'm glad I did it." (the42.ie, 04 Jul 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (LinkedIn profile, 07 Jul 2021)
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He trains in the morning before starting his part-time job with a cybersecurity company in Dublin, Ireland at 2pm. (the42.ie, 04 Jul 2021)
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Coaches Dan van Zyl, Matt Jarvis and Ray Mcllreavy. (the42.ie, 04 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
He has worked part-time as a solutions consultant for a cybersecurity firm in Dublin, Ireland. "Having that external stimulus outside rugby has been great because it's not the be all and end all. If you have a bad day's training, you don't take it home because you're too busy working and trying to get things done. That has been invaluable for me. At the moment, sevens is probably not an option as a long-term career. Hopefully, in the next couple of years, it's something people can get into and have a real crack at. But I'm playing rugby with my friends and travelling the world, so I can't have too many complaints." (the42.ie, 04 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business and commerce at University College Dublin in Ireland in 2017, he studied for a higher diploma in cybersecurity at the National College of Ireland in Dublin from 2019 to 2020. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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