Conor McCullough

Conor McCullough
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
World Junior Championships
Gold 2010 Moncton Hammer throw
Silver 2008 Bydgoszcz Hammer throw

Conor McCullough (born January 31, 1991) is an American hammer thrower. He is a two-time medalist (one gold, one silver) at the World Junior Championships. While competing for Chaminade College Preparatory School he set the US high school record at four contested hammer weights - 11 lb (263' 9"), 12 lb (260' 0"), 13.2 lb (248' 11") and 16 lb (219' 7").[1][2] He also set the record in the Indoor Weight Throw at 93' 3¼" see the video

Career

At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, McCullough won a silver medal behind compatriot Walter Henning in a personal best throw of 75.88 m (with a six-kilogram ball).[3] Two years later, after competing for Princeton University, at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, McCullough won gold with a distance of 80.79 m, a national junior and championship record.[4] In 2012 McCullough qualified for the Olympic Trials; there he fished just out of the medals with a throw of 73.55, leaving him in the fourth place position.[5]

His father competed in the hammer throw for Ireland and was in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.[6]

USC's Conor McCullough was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA and he is available immediately to compete in both the indoor and outdoor season. McCullough began his career at Princeton University and enrolled at USC last season.

Personal bests

Event Best (m) Venue Date
Hammer throw 75.09 Lucerne, Switzerland 2012
Hammer throw 77.21 Edmonton, Canada 2014

References

  1. ↑ Shepard, Jack (2009). High School Track 2010. Jack Shepard.
  2. ↑ http://www.ritca.com/news/us-high-school-hammer-throw-performance-list/
  3. ↑ "2008 World Junior Championships - Men's hammer throw (final)" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  4. ↑ "2010 World Junior Championships - Men's hammer throw (final)" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  5. ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials-TF/Results.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/012215aaa.html

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