Colin Quirke

Colin Quirke
Personal information
Nationality Irish
Born (1990-06-17) 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 834 in)

Discus: 60.08 m (197 ft 114 in)

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

  1. "2010 University of Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Colin Quirke profile". University of Oklahoma. June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. "2012 Manhattan College Jaspers NCAA Colin Quirke profile". Manhattan College. June 28, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. "CIF Track and Field Los Gatos High School Colin Quirke". athletic.net. June 8, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  4. "CIF Track Notebook: Showdown for Ages". MaxPreps.com. June 8, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

External links

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