Thomas Barr all smiles for ‘insane’ reception at graduation ceremony

"It was insane. I was nearly more taken aback by that than when I was running in the stadium."

Thomas Barr all smiles for ‘insane’ reception at graduation ceremony
Fri, 26 Aug, 2016 - 20:10

By David Raleigh

"Nice guys finish last," so goes the old sports adage - Irish Olympian Thomas Patrick Barr is one of the truer exceptions.

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