Harrison Walsh

Harrison Walsh

Personal information
Born	4 March 1996 (1996-03-04) (age 29)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom   Wales
Sport	Discus throw
Medal record Discus throw Representing   United Kingdom World Championships 2024 Kobe Discus throw F64 European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz Discus throw F64 Representing   Wales Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Discus throw (F44)/(F64)

Harrison Walsh (born 4 March 1996) is a Welsh para discus thrower.

Career

Walsh competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the athletics competition, being awarded the bronze medal in the men's discus throw (F44)/(F64) event. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Walsh took up discus after a knee injury ended his career as a rugby player at the age of 18. ^[4] He was due to participate at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's discus event but was unable to start because of an ankle injury. ^{[5] [6]}

At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships Walsh won a bronze medal in the F64 discus throw. ^{[7] [8]}

In his Paralympics debut, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Walsh came 7th in the F64 Discus Throw. ^[9]

References

1. "2022 Commonwealth Games Results (Alexander Stadium): Athletics and Para Athletics: Men's Discus Throw (F42-44/61-64)" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games . 3 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
2. Eddison, Paul (3 August 2022). "Aled Davies wins Wales' fourth gold of Commonwealth Games as Harrison Walsh gets bronze in discus". WalesOnline . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
3. "Commonwealth Games: Aled Davies and Harrison Walsh bag gold and bronze in the Athletics Discus event". ITV News . 4 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
4. "Commonwealth Games: Rugby, athlete and artist - the Harrison Walsh story". BBC Sport . 2 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. Griffiths, Gareth (14 June 2019). "Harrison Walsh: From dashed rugby dreams to Paralympic hopes". BBC Sport . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
6. "Tokyo Paralympics: Harrison Walsh 'heartbroken' as injury strikes". BBC Sport . 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
7. "Harrison Walsh Saves His Best Until Last To Bag World Bronze - Dai Sport". Dai Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
8. "World Para Athletics Championships: Dan Pembroke retains javelin title". BBC Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
9. Sinclair, Luke (12 August 2024). "The Welsh athletes to keep an eye out for at the 2024 Paralympics". Herald.Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

External links

• Harrison Walsh at World Athletics
• Harrison Walsh at British Athletics
• Harrison Walsh at Welsh Athletics
• Harrison Walsh at the International Paralympic Committee
• Harrison Walsh at ParalympicsGB
• Harrison Walsh at Team Wales
• Harrison Walsh at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games