Con Walsh

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Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Bronze	1908 London	Hammer throw

Con Walsh (Cornelius E. Walsh; born April 24, 1881, County Cork, Ireland; died 1942) was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics. 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.^[1] Another Irishman, Robert Kerr also represented Canada at the same games. Walsh had earlier played Gaelic football and represented Cork ^[2].

Walsh also competed for both the Irish American Athletic Club^[3]and the New York Athletic Club.^[4]He was part of a group of Irish weight throwers that were collectively known as the "Irish Whales."

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 at the second annual athletic meet of the New York Press Club Athletic Association.^[5]

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^ Irish-born Medal Winners in the early Olympic Games
^ When Ireland had its field day Dave Hannigan The Sunday Times August 15, 2004
^ New York Times, Jul 21, 1907.
^ New York Times, Sept. 11, 1910.
^ New York Times, Sept. 18, 1910.

v t e US National Championship winners in Men's Hammer Throw

1876-1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: William Curtis 1877: George Parmly 1878: William Curtis

1879-1888 - NAAAA	1879: James McDermott 1880: William Curtis 1881-22: Frank Lambrecht 1883: Wilson Coudon 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht 1886: Wilson Coudon 1887: Charles Queckberner 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht

1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: William Barry 1889-96: James Mitchel 1897-9: John Flanagan 1900: Rich. Sheridan 1901-2: John Flanagan 1903: James Mitchel 1904-5: Alfred Plaw 1906-7: John Flanagan 1908: Matt McGrath 1909: Lee Talbott 1910: Matt McGrath 1911: Con Walsh 1912: Matt McGrath 1913-7: Pat Ryan 1918: Matt McGrath 1919-21^OT: Pat Ryan 1922: Matt McGrath 1923-4: Fred Tootell 1925-6: Matt McGrath 1927: Jack Merchant 1928^OT: Edmund Black 1929: Jack Merchant 1930: Norwood Wright 1931: Ed Flanagan 1932^OT: Frank Connor 1933: Pat O'Callaghan 1934: Donald Favor 1935: Henry Dreyer 1936: William Rowe 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Chester Cruickshank 1940: Stanley Johnson 1941: Irving Folwartshny 1942: Chester Cruickshank 1943-5: Henry Dreyer 1946: Irving Folwartshny 1947-8: Bob Bennett 1949-51: Sam Felton 1952: Tom Bane 1953: Marty Engel 1954: Bob Backus 1955-61: Hal Connolly 1962-3: Al Hall 1964-5: Hal Connolly 1966-8: Ed Burke 1969: Tom Gage 1970-1: George Frenn 1972: Al Schoterman 1973: Ted Bregar 1974: Steve DeAutremont 1975: Boris Djerassi 1976: Larry Hart 1977: Emmitt Berry 1978: Boris Djerassi 1979: Scott Nielson 1980: GianPallo Urlando

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Richard Olsen 1982-3: Dave McKenzie 1984-5: Jud Logan 1986: Bill Green 1987: Jud Logan 1988: Ken Flax 1989: Lance Deal 1990: Ken Flax 1991-2^OT: Jud Logan

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993-6^OT: Lance Deal 1997: Kevin McMahon 1998-2000^OT: Lance Deal 2001: Kevin McMahon 2002: Lance Deal 2003-5: James Parker 2006-9: A. G. Kruger 2010: Jake Freeman 2011: Kibwe Johnson

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996 & 2000 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

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Persondata
Name	Walsh, Con
Alternative names	Walsh, Cornelius E.
Short description	Canadian hammer thrower
Date of birth	April 24, 1881
Place of birth
Date of death	1942
Place of death