Stephen Walsh (athlete)
Stephen Craig Walsh (born 17 December 1960) is a retired male long jumper from New Zealand. He competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games winning bronze, and in 1984 Summer Olympic Games.[2] He won the New Zealand national men's long jump title in seven consecutive years, from 1980 to 1986.[3]
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| Full name | Stephen Craig Walsh | |||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1960 Dunedin, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Vivien Binney ( m. 1993) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | Long jump champion (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Walsh was born in Dunedin on 17 December 1960,[2][4] and educated at Otago Boys' High School.[5] He went on to study at Auckland Technical Institute from 1981 to 1983, gaining a Diploma of Physiotherapy, and the University of Otago from 1987 to 1991, graduating MB ChB.[5] Between 1984 and 1986, he worked as a physiotherapist at Dunedin Public Hospital, and after completing his medical studies he worked in general practice.[5] In 1993, Walsh married Vivien Binney.[5]
References
- Steve Walsh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Stephen Walsh at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 40. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- Stephen Walsh at the International Olympic Committee
- Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 916. ISSN 1172-9813.