Dan —, 1996 Olympic decathlon gold medallist (6)
I believe the answer is:
obrien
(Other definitions for obrien that I've seen before include "Kate . . . . . ., Flann . . . . . . (1'5)" , "Conor Cruise, Edna, Flann or Vincent" , "Irish writer" , "I be Ron, strangely, with this surname" , "Conor Cruise and Kate" .)