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Tom Walsh

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Tomas Walsh (born 1 March 1992) is a New Zealand athlete who competes mainly in the shot put. He is the current national record holder both outdoors and indoors for the event. His personal best of 22.90 m (75 ft 1+1⁄2 in), set in Doha, 5 October 2019, is also the Oceanian record and makes him the seventh best shot putter in history. Walsh was the bronze medallist at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, 4th at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, winner of the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the bronze medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the gold medallist at the 2017 World Championships and the bronze medallist at the 2019 World Championships, 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2020 Summer Olympics, and gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Tom Walsh is the 2,833rd most popular athlete (up from 5,250th in 2024), the 152nd most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 227th in 2019) and the 20th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tom Walsh ranks 2,833 out of 6,025. Before him are Marc-André Fleury, Steffi Nerius, Ivan Ivanov, Anzhela Balakhonova, Mike Boit, and Renzo Gracie. After him are Millard Hampton, Kurt Meier, Tatyana Lysenko, Kim Jae-bum, Yekaterina Volkova, and Lucyna Langer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Tom Walsh ranks 224. Before him are Vincent Martella, Samara Weaving, Aoi Yūki, George MacKay, Zico, and Jun Kamita. After him are Bruno Martins Indi, Marco van Ginkel, Toni Garrn, Eugene Simon, Ncuti Gatwa, and Mariya Muzychuk.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Tom Walsh ranks 152 out of 303. Before him are Archie Thompson (1978), Lisa Chappell (1968), Whina Cooper (1895), Marilyn Waring (1952), Mike Thackwell (1961), and Georgina Beyer (1957). After him are Andrew Barron (1980), Rose McIver (1988), Norman Kirk (1923), Ian Ferguson (1953), Kim Min-jung (null), and Michael Venus (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Tom Walsh ranks 20. Before him are Neroli Fairhall (1944), Tony Hurt (1946), Simon Dickie (1951), Trevor Coker (1949), Grant Bramwell (1961), and Chris Harris (null). After him are Kim Min-jung (null), Lorraine Moller (1955), Mark Todd (1956), Bevan Docherty (1977), Caroline Evers-Swindell (1978), and José Reyes (null).

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