Thomas Hayden (23 October 1926 â 25 December 2018), better known as Tommy Hayden, was an Irish weightlifter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Hayden was a member of the Hercules Weightlifting Club from 1946 and later served as its President. He was a founding member of the Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association. He died in December 2018 at the age of 92.