Last Saturday evening in Toronto, Canada, Olympic Bronze medalist Con Walsh from Carriganima, was inducted into the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame.
“Cornelius represented Canada at the 1908 Olympic Games in London where he won the bronze medal with a throw of 48.50m. He was a Canadian Champion in 1907 in both the 56lb weight and the hammer throw and set a Canadian record in 1910 for the hammer and weight for height events. Cornelius set a world record of 4.93m in the 56lb weight for height event in 1910.” [Athletics Ontario]
His nephew Ned (from the same farm in Carriganima) along with Ned’s daughter Anne and son Michael attended as honoured guests. Michael told the guests:
“We are extremely grateful and honoured to accept this award on behalf of Con and all of the Walshs back home in Cork. We are very proud of Con’s achievements and we look forward to sharing this experience with our family and friends and neighbours when we return to Con’s birthplace of Carriganima.”
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Today’s Irish Examiner has a detailed article on Con and his Hall of Fame Award: Hammer hero and Cork GAA star Con Walsh is the toast of Canada
We have further details on Con in our page on him: Con Walsh – GAA Star and Olympic Bronze Medalist
Athletics Ontario: 2018 Awards Gala and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Anne, Ned, and Michael Walsh at the 2018 Athletics Toronto Awards Gala and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (29th September 2018) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Fair play Mick, Ned and Anne. Make sure not to drop that thing in the Carrig Mill when you get home.
My grandfather was also an athlete at the 1908 Olympics, Ed Archibald. They were team mates.
It was Canada’s first official Olympic team and mostly funded by the government. Some athletes were fund by private citizens because the government funded only a certain number.
I was wondering if you have any information about Conn getting some funding from a man named Klondike Joe Boyle? He was a wealthy man who lived in Woodstock Ontario.
Thanking you in advance
Murray McIsaac