- Conor McCullough
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Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the United States
World Junior Championships Gold 2010 Moncton Hammer throw Silver 2008 Bydgoszcz Hammer throw Conor McCullough (born January 31, 1991) is an American hammer thrower. He is a two-time medalist (one gold, one silver) at the World Junior Championships. He set the US high school record at four contested hammer weights - 11 lb (263' 9"), 12 lb (260' 0"), 13.2 lb (248' 11") and 16lb (219' 7").[1]
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Career
At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, McCullough won a silver medal behind compatriot Walter Henning in a personal best throw of 75.88 m (with a six-kilogram ball).[2] Two years later, at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, McCullough won gold with a distance of 80.79 m, a national junior and championship record.[3]
Personal bests
Event Best (m) Venue Date Hammer throw 72.67 Dublin, Ireland 2011 References
- ^ Shepard, Jack (2009). High School Track 2010. Jack Shepard.
- ^ "2008 World Junior Championships - Men's hammer throw (final)". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/3739/AT-HTJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "2010 World Junior Championships - Men's hammer throw (final)". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4146/AT-HTJ-M-f--A--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
External links
- IAAF profile for Conor McCullough
- Princeton University bio
Teams 4×100: Forest Brook (2001) | 4×200: Glenville (2004) | 4×400: New Bern (2009) | 4×800: Albemarle (2009) | Distance medley: South Lakes (2001)Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- American hammer throwers
- High school national record holder
- American track and field athletics biography stubs
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