Colin Quirke

Colin Quirke (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish-American Discus thrower from Los Gatos, California.

Colin Quirke

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1990-06-17) June 17, 1990
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Parent	Paul Quirke
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Discus
College team	Oklahoma Sooners, Manhattan Jaspers '13
Club	Athletics Ireland & Athletics Association of Ireland
Turned pro	2012
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Shot put: 19.36 m (63 ft 6 in) Discus: 62.18 m (204 ft 0 in)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Ireland 2020 National Championships 2020 Dublin Discus throw 2019 National Championships 2019 Dublin Discus throw 2019 Leiria International Games 2019 Leiria, Portugal Discus throw IAAF Gothenburg Grand Prix 2019 Gothenburg, Sweden Discus 2017 National Championships 2017 Dublin Discus throw 2015 National Championships 2015 Dublin Discus throw 2014 National Championships 2014 Dublin Shot Put 2014 National Championships 2014 Dublin Discus throw European U23 Championships 2011 Ostrava, Czech Republic Discus throw 2009 National Championships 2009 Dublin Shot Put 2009 National Championships 2009 Dublin Discus throw European Junior Championships 2009 Novi Sad, Serbia Shot Put, Discus World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz, Poland Shot Put, Discus World Youth Championships 2007 Ostrava, Czech Republic Shot Put, Discus

Major Competition

Colin Quirke represented Ireland at World Youth Championships in Athletics and the World Junior Championships in Athletics, making the finals in the shot put and setting a national junior record (63’5). He holds the Irish national junior record in the discus throw and shot put.

NCAA

From 2008-10, Colin Quirke represented University of Oklahoma and from 2010-2012, Colin Quirke represented Manhattan College '12 as an NCAA Division I thrower. Colin received NCAA Division 1 All-American honors in the Discus Throw. He was named the MAAC Conference Most-Outstanding Performer in both 2011 and 2012 setting a Championship record in the Discus Throw.

Prep

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.

Personal life

Colin Quirke's father is Paul Quirke, a former Irish Shot Put national record holder.

External links

• Colin Quirke at World Athletics
• Colin Quirke Discus all-athletic profile