Oisín Joyce (born 29 January 2005) is an Irish javelin thrower. He won the bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn June 2024, he set a new Irish U20 record of 73.42 metres for the javelin throw at the Bauhaus Jürgen Gala in Germany.[2]
Competing at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the men's javelin throw he won bronze in Lima, Peru.[3] In doing so, he set a new Irish U-20 record of 73.89 metres, and became the first Irish javelin thrower, and only the fifth Irish athlete, to win a medal at the world junior championships in history.[4]
Personal life
editHe is from Ballinrobe in County Mayo and is a member of Lake District AC, a club his mother, Joyce, had helped start.[5][6] He was also coached from the age of nine years-old by his father Pádraic, who has no throwing background, as well as Andreas Thorkildsen, Irish record holder Terry McHugh and British coach David Parker.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Oisín Joyce". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Rischke, David (25 June 2024). "Oisín Joyce from Ballinrobe breaks Irish javelin record". Mayo News. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Kesidis claims historic hammer gold for Cyprus on day three in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Oisín Joyce clinches historic World U20 Championship javelin medal in Peru". rte.ie. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (2 September 2024). "How Oisín Joyce's journey to javelin medal in Peru was launched on a rugby field in Mayo". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Rischke, David (30 August 2024). "Mayo javelin star Oisin Joyce wins historic bronze medal with new record". Mayo News. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (30 Aug 2024). "Oisín Joyce wins bronze in men's javelin at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Peru". Independent.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2024.