Colin Quirke
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||
| Born |
June 17, 1990 Los Gatos, California, United States | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Ireland & Santa Barbara, California | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 287 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus | ||||||||||||
| College team | Manhattan Jaspers and Lady Jaspers '12 | ||||||||||||
| Club | Athletics Ireland & Athletics Association of Ireland | ||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
Shot put: 18.21 m (59 ft 8 3⁄4 in) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Colin Quirke (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish-American Discus thrower from Los Gatos, California.
Major Competition
Colin Quirke represented Ireland at 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing eighth in the shot put and setting a national junior record (63’5). He holds the Irish junior record in the discus throw and weight throw. Colin represented for Ireland at the 2011 European Team Championships in Izmir, Turkey, placing 11th in the discus.
NCAA
From 2008-10, Colin Quirke represented University of Oklahoma and from 2010-2012,[1] Colin Quirke represented Manhattan College '12 as a NCAA Division I thrower. [2]
Prep
Colin Quirke's father is the Irish Shot Put national record holder. Colin finished 2nd at Los Gatos High School in California Interscholastic Federation where he was runner-up at 2008 CIF California State Meet[3] and third at 2007 CIF California State Meet both in Shot put.[4]
References
- ↑ "2010 University of Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Colin Quirke profile". University of Oklahoma. June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "2012 Manhattan College Jaspers NCAA Colin Quirke profile". Manhattan College. June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "CIF Track and Field Los Gatos High School Colin Quirke". athletic.net. June 8, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "CIF Track Notebook: Showdown for Ages". MaxPreps.com. June 8, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.