Con Walsh
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1908 London | Hammer throw |
Cornelius Edward "Con" Walsh (April 24, 1885 – December 7, 1961) was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics. 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.[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 (5.07 metres) at the second annual athletic meet of the New York Press Club Athletic Association.[5]
References
- ^ 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, July 21, 1907.
- ^ New York Times, September 11, 1910.
- ^ New York Times, September 18, 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 2020-04-17.
- Winged Fist Organization
- 1885 births
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- Canadian male hammer throwers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Irish male hammer throwers
- Male weight throwers
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
- Canadian Olympic medalist stubs