Tom Walsh (shot putter)

Tom Walsh

Walsh in 2016, after winning gold at the World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Full name	Tomas Walsh
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) Timaru, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Track and field
Event	Shot put
Club	South Canterbury Athletic Club
Coached by	Ian Baird
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	22.90 m (outdoor) 22.31 m (indoor) (CR)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put 2020 Tokyo Shot put World Championships 2017 London Shot put 2019 Doha Shot put World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland Shot put 2018 Birmingham Shot put 2024 Glasgow Shot put 2014 Sopot Shot put 2022 Belgrade Shot put Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Shot put 2018 Gold Coast Shot put 2014 Glasgow Shot put

Tomas Walsh (born 1 March 1992)^[1] is a New Zealand athlete who competes mainly in the shot put.^[2] He is the current national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event.^[3][4] His personal best of 22.90 m (75 ft 1+1⁄2 in), set in Doha, 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian record and makes him the seventh best shot putter in history.

Walsh was the bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, 4th at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, winner of the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the bronze medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the gold medallist at the 2017 World Championships and the bronze medallist at the 2019 World Championships, 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics, and gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.