Catherine Walsh (athlete)

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Catherine Mary Walsh (born 23 August 1973) is a visually impaired athlete from Ireland. She has competed internationally in both athletics and cycling, winning Paralympic medals in both.

Catherine Walsh
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Women's para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Pentathlon P13
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Individual pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Road time trial B
Women's para-duathlon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Edinburgh TRI 6

Career

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Walsh competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 1996 Summer Paralympics, where she did not secure a medal in track and field. Later, she competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where she earned a bronze medal in the women's Pentathlon - P13 event.[1] However, in 2007, she switched from a track and field athlete to a cycling athlete, winning silver at the 2009 International Cycling Federation Para-Cycling Track World Championships.[2]

She continued her success in cycling with a World Championship bronze medal in 2011[3] and a gold medal in the 3km Individual Pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] During the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Walsh earned a silver medal in Women's Individual Pursuit B,[5] and a bronze medal in Women's Time Trial B.[6] She had announced her retirement after these Games.[7]

She won a gold medal at the Strathclyde International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Para Triathlon Event in 2016[8] and named to Team Ireland's 2016 Paralympic Games PT5 triathlon roster.[9]

References

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  1. ^ O'Neill, Michael. "Paralympics: The Catherine Walsh and Fran Meehan story". sportsnewsireland.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Great Britain Tops UCI Track Championships". paralympic.org. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Ireland Aims to Top 2008 Performance in 2012". paralympic.org. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Irish Paralympic medallist announces retirement from cycling". insidethegames.biz. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Cycling - Women's Individual Pursuit B". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Cycling - Women's Time Trial B". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Paralympics Ireland announces 2014 Athlete Panel". Federation of Irish Sport. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Steadman follows Euro gold with win in Strathclyde". paralympic.org. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Catherine Added To Irish Paralympic Team". northcountyleader.ie. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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