Peter O'Connor (24 October 1872 – 9 November 1957) was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games.

[2][3][4][5] As of June 1900, the world record for the long jump was held by Myer Prinstein of Syracuse University, at 24 ft 7¼ins (~7.50m).

In 1906 O'Connor and two other athletes, Con Leahy and John Daly, were entered for the Intercalated Games in Athens by the IAAA and GAA, representing Ireland.

On registering for the Games, O'Connor and his fellow-athletes found that they were listed as Great Britain, not Irish, team members.

[6] In the hop, step and jump competition two days later, O'Connor beat his fellow-countryman, Con Leahy, to win the gold medal.

He was a founder member and first Vice-President of Waterford Athletic Club, and attended later Olympics both as judge and spectator.