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Tomas Walsh (born 1 March 1992) [1] is a New Zealand athlete who competes mainly in the shot put. [2] He is the current national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His personal best of 22.90 m ( 75 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), set in Doha , 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian record and makes him the seventh ...
Apr 10, 2014 · To call rising Kiwi shot put star Tom Walsh a ‘throwback athlete’ may be a touch insincere not to mention a shade inaccurate. However, there is something about the big man from New Zealand - who spectacularly announced himself as a future star by throwing a mighty new personal best of 21.26m to win a shock bronze at the IAAF ...
Jun 21, 2020 · The secret to a monster throw like Tom Walsh hit to place third at the 2019 World Championships comes down to precision and attention to detail in training. ...
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Tom Walsh knows all too well he has had his chances at becoming an Olympic gold medal winner. The Kiwi has won bronze at the past two Olympic Games but there’s been one man he’s yet to knock off his perch – two-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser - who just so happens to be the Kiwi’s arch nemesis.
Sep 9, 2023 · ZAGREB, Croatia — Under the Saturday night lights downtown at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Meeting, New Zealand’s Tom Walsh reasserted his dominance in the men’s shot put. Walsh, the 2017 world champion, clinched victory with a quality throw of 22.46 meters.
Jul 15, 2022 · Any sportsperson from New Zealand who competes on the global stage is used to long haul flights. And for shot put star Tom Walsh, it is these long-distance journeys that have afforded him precious thinking time to steel his resolve and map out his sporting ambitions.
Aug 3, 2024 · Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill have both made short work of qualifying in the Paris OIympics men's shot put. Both New Zealanders advanced to Sunday morning's final at the Stade de France by meeting the automatic qualifying mark of 21.35m with their second-round throws.
Jun 13, 2024 · Shot putter Tom Walsh has had a stellar career. Two Olympic medals, two Commonwealth games gold medals (and a silver), plus a pair of indoor world champion titles. The some-time builder from Timaru has been both a New Zealand and a World champion and he once held the number one ranking in his sport.
