Nationality Irish Weight 287 lb (130 kg) | Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Turned pro 2012 | |
Residence Ireland & Santa Barbara, California College team Manhattan Jaspers and Lady Jaspers '12 | ||
Colin quirke 7 26kg shot put 58ft 17 68m 12 10 2011 irish u23 record
Colin Quirke (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish-American Discus thrower from Los Gatos, California.
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- Colin quirke 7 26kg shot put 58ft 17 68m 12 10 2011 irish u23 record
- Gopro discus throw with colin quirke
- Major Competition
- NCAA
- Prep
- References
Gopro discus throw with colin quirke
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, Colin Quirke represented Manhattan College '12 as a NCAA Division I thrower.
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 and third at 2007 CIF California State Meet both in Shot put.