Con Walsh
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1908 London | Hammer throw |
Cornelius Edward "Con" Walsh (24 April 1885 – 7 December 1961) was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Carriganimma. He won a bronze medal in the hammer throw, finishing third behind fellow Irishmen John Flanagan and Matt McGrath, both of whom represented the United States.[2] Another Irishman, Robert Kerr also represented Canada at the same games. Walsh had earlier played Gaelic football and represented Cork.[3]
Walsh also competed for both the Irish American Athletic Club[4] and the New York Athletic Club.[5] He was part of a group of Irish weight throwers that were collectively known as the "Irish Whales."[citation needed]
In 1910 Walsh set the record for throwing the 56 pound weight for height, breaking Pat McDonald's record by throwing the weight 16 feet 7/8 inches high (5.07 metres) at the second annual athletic meet of the New York Press Club Athletic Association.[6]
References
- ^ "Con Walsh". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Irish-born Medal Winners in the early Olympic Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ When Ireland had its field day Dave Hannigan The Sunday Times 15 August 2004
- ^ New York Times, 21 July 1907.
- ^ New York Times, 11 September 1910.
- ^ New York Times, 18 September 1910.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Con Walsh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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- 1877: George Parmly
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- 1879: James McDermott
- 1880: William Curtis
- 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht
- 1883: Wilson Coudon
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- 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
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- 1909: Lee Talbott
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- 1911: Con Walsh
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