Con Walsh

Con Walsh
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Canada
Olympic Games

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 (25.4-kg) 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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[1] "Con Walsh". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[2] "Irish-born Medal Winners in the early Olympic Games" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2008.

[3] When Ireland had its field day Dave Hannigan The Sunday Times 15 August 2004

[4] New York Times, 21 July 1907.

[5] New York Times, 11 September 1910.

[6] New York Times, 18 September 1910.

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v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 35-lb weight throw (56-lb weight throw for height)
56 lb weight throw for height	1906: Martin Sheridan 1907: Matt McGrath 1908: Pat McDonald 1909: Matt McGrath 1910: Con Walsh (CAN), Matt McGrath (2nd) 1911: Matt McGrath 1913: Pat McDonald 1914: Pat McDonald 1915: Matt McGrath
35 lb weight throw	1932: Leo Sexton 1933: Mort Reznick 1934: Henry Dreyer 1935: Henry Dreyer 1936: Irving Folwartshny 1937: Irving Folwartshny 1938: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Henry Dreyer 1940: Niles Perkins 1941: Henry Dreyer 1942: Henry Dreyer 1943: Henry Dreyer 1944: Henry Dreyer 1945: Henry Dreyer 1946: Henry Dreyer 1947: Henry Dreyer 1948: Robert Bennett 1949: Samuel Felton 1950: Gil Borjeson 1951: Thomas Bane 1952: Gil Borjeson 1953: Steve Dillon 1954: Bob Backus 1955: Bob Backus 1956: Bob Backus 1957: Bob Backus 1958: Bob Backus 1959: Bob Backus 1960: Hal Connolly 1961: Bob Backus 1962: Albert Hall 1963: Albert Hall 1964: Albert Hall 1965: Hal Connolly 1966: Hal Connolly 1967: Ed Burke 1968: Ed Burke 1969: Albert Hall 1970: George Frenn 1971: George Frenn 1972: George Frenn 1973: George Frenn 1974: Jacques Accambray (FRA), George Frenn (2nd) 1975: George Frenn 1976: Larry Hart 1977: George Frenn 1978: Ed Kania 1979: Ed Kania 1980: Ed Kania 1981: Ed Kania 1982: Ed Kania 1983: Robert Weir (GBR), Ed Kania (2nd) 1984: Jud Logan 1985: Jud Logan 1986: Jud Logan 1987: Lance Deal 1988: Walter Ciofani (FRA), Pat Egan (3rd) 1989: Lance Deal 1990: Lance Deal 1991: Lance Deal 1992: Lance Deal 1993: Lance Deal 1994: Lance Deal 1995: Lance Deal 1996: Lance Deal 1997: Jud Logan 1998: Lance Deal 1999: Lance Deal 2000: Lance Deal 2001: John McEwen 2002: John McEwen 2003: Alfred Kruger 2004: James Parker 2005: Alfred Kruger 2006: Alfred Kruger 2007: Alfred Kruger 2008: Kibwé Johnson 2009: Jake Freeman 2010: Alfred Kruger 2011: Jake Freeman 2012: Alfred Kruger 2013: Jake Freeman 2014: Alfred Kruger 2015: Alfred Kruger 2016: Colin Dunbar 2017: Alex Young 2018: Conor McCullough 2019: Daniel Haugh 2020: Conor McCullough 2022: Alex Young 2023: Daniel Haugh 2024: Daniel Haugh
Notes	* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

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 1881-2: 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 Conner 1933: Pat O'Callaghan 1934: Donald Favor 1935: Henry Dreyer 1936: William Rowe 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Chester Cruikshank 1940: Stanley Johnson 1941: Irving Folwartshny 1942: Chester Cruikshank 1943-5: Henry Dreyer 1946: Irving Folwartshny 1947-8: Bob Bennett 1949–51: Samuel Felton 1952: Tom Bane 1953: Marty Engel 1954: Bob Backus 1955–61: Hal Connolly 1962-3: Albert 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 Neilson 1980: Giampaolo Urlando
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Richard Olsen (NOR), Dave McKenzie (2nd) 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 2011-2: Kibwé Johnson 2013: A. G. Kruger 2014-5: Kibwé Johnson 2016: Rudy Winkler 2017: Alex Young 2018: Rudy Winkler 2019: Conor McCullough 2021^{2020 OT}: Rudy Winkler 2022: Daniel Haugh 2023: Rudy Winkler 2024: Daniel Haugh 2025: Rudy Winkler
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's weight throw
1876-1878 – NYAC	1878: William Curtis
1879-1888 - NAAAA	1879–80: James McDermott 1881: John Britton 1882: H.W. West 1883: Frank Lambrecht 1884–87: Charles Queckberner 1888: James Mitchel (IRL)
1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–89: Wilson Coudon 1890: Charles Queckberner 1891–97: James Mitchel 1898: Richard Sheldon 1899: John Flanagan (IRL) 1900: James Mitchel 1901: John Flanagan 1902: Étienne Desmarteau (CAN) 1903: James Mitchel 1904: John Flanagan 1905: James Mitchel 1906–08: John Flanagan 1909: Lee Talbott 1910: Con Walsh 1911: Patrick McDonald 1912: Patrick Ryan 1913: Matt McGrath 1914: Patrick McDonald 1915: Lee Talbott 1916: Matt McGrath 1917: Patrick Ryan 1918: Matt McGrath 1919–21: Patrick McDonald 1922–25: Matt McGrath 1926–29: Patrick McDonald 1930–32: Leo Sexton 1933: Patrick McDonald 1934–35: Clark Haskins 1936–38: Louis Lepis 1939: Stanley Johnson 1940: Henry Dreyer 1941–44: Frank Berst 1945: Henry Dreyer 1946–47: Frank Berst 1948–49: Henry Dreyer 1950: Frank Berst 1951–52: Henry Dreyer 1953–59: Bob Backus 1960–64: Not held 1965: Bob Backus

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