Medal record | ||
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Representing Ireland | ||
Athletics | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
1992 Barcelona | Pentathlon - P13 | |
Cycling | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2012 London | Track - Women's Individual Pursuit B | |
2012 London | Road - Women's Time Trial B |
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.
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]
Medal record | ||
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Representing Ireland | ||
Athletics | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
1992 Barcelona | Pentathlon - P13 | |
Cycling | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2012 London | Track - Women's Individual Pursuit B | |
2012 London | Road - Women's Time Trial B |
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.
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]