Stephen Walsh (athlete)

Steve Walsh

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Craig Walsh
Born	(1960-12-17) 17 December 1960 (age 64) Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb) [1]
Spouse	Vivien Binney ​ (m. 1993)​
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long jump
Achievements and titles
National finals	Long jump champion (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane Long jump

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]

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 Hospital, and after completing his medical studies he worked in general practice. ^[5] In 1993, Walsh married Vivien Binney. ^[5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Walsh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. "Stephen Walsh". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
3. Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 40. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
4. "Stephen Walsh". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
5. Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 916. ISSN   1172-9813.

External links

• Stephen Walsh at World Athletics
• Stephen Walsh at Olympedia