Patrick Joseph Leahy (20 May 1877 – 29 December 1927) was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals (for Great Britain and Ireland) in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

[1] His brother Con won medals in jumping at two Olympic Games.

[1] In the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, Leahy took part in three jump disciplines.

He won the silver medal in the high jump behind Irving Baxter of the United States,[7] and the bronze medal in the long jump behind Alvin Kraenzlein and Myer Prinstein,[8] he also finished fourth place in the triple jumps behind Prinstein, James Connolly and Lewis Sheldon.

[9] Eight years later, Leahy was back on the Olympic scene when he competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in London, he entered the high jump again, but unfortunately he only finished ninth in the qualifying so didn't advance to the final, unlike his brother Con Leahy who went on to win the silver medal.