Patrick Nilan

{{Short description|Australian field hockey player (1941–2024)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's field hockey}}

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{{MedalSilver| 1968 Mexico City | Team competition}}

{{MedalBronze| 1964 Tokyo | Team competition}}

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Patrick Joseph Nilan OAM (30 June 1941 – 10 May 2024) was an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/patrick-nilan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050559/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/patrick-nilan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=1 May 2012}} Born in Sydney on 30 June 1941,{{cite web |title=Patrick Nilan |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17556 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=14 May 2024}} Nilan died on 10 May 2024, at the age of 82.{{cite news |title=Vale Pat Nilan |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/vale-pat-nilan |access-date=14 May 2024 |publisher=Hockey Australia |date=14 May 2024}}[https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/tributes/notice/funeral-notices/nilan-patrick-joseph/6198553/?nk=a46f0317f7a477f0ac9217479b4f5f03-1716187724 Nilan, Patrick Joseph]