Birth name | Victor Costello | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 October 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Victor Carton Patrick Costello (born 23 October 1970) is a retired Irish rugby union player and Olympic shot-putter. [1] [2]
Costello is a former five-time Irish shot put champion; [3] he finished in 22nd place at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [1] [4] [3]
Playing senior rugby throughout the 1990s until his retirement in 2005, [4] Costello's rugby career with Leinster and Ireland straddled the amateur and professional eras. He was part of the Irish team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup [1] and also had spells with Connacht and London Irish. [5]
Costello provides TV and radio analysis for RTÉ Sport on-field events in major athletics championships, including the 2012 London Olympics. [6] [7] [8] He also works as a pilot for Ryan Air, [9] and is a committee member of the rugby sevens club, Shamrock Warriors. [10] His sister Suzanne is an Irish international hockey player, sprinter and director of the Samaritans (Charity). [11] His father Paddy was also a shot putter and Irish International rugby player, playing second row. [5]