Colin Griffin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 3, 1982 Ballinamore, Leitrim, Ireland |
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| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 50km Race Walk |
Colin Griffin (born 3 August 1982) is an Irish race walker who has competed in the Olympics.
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Career
Griffin is a race walker[1] who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in the 50k walk.[2][3]
Griffin spent a good number of years training in Limerick and Saluzzo, Italy. He coaches fellow Leitrim athlete and Olympian Laura Reynolds. He is director of The Altitude Centre Ireland, a company that specialises in altitude training and simulated altitude equipment.[n 1]
He returned home from an altitude training camp high in Sierra Nevada in Spain to win Athletics Ireland 10km walk. It was his first national 10km track title, winning in a time of 41.47.66 at Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin.[4]
Griffin was disqualified at the 38km mark at the 2012 Olympics while he was in contention for a top 16 performance and a personal best time by several minutes. However, that same day Laura Reynolds, who he had coached, finished 20th in the women's 20km walk in her first Olympic Games.[5]
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References
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- ↑ James Sullivan, "Athlete Q&A – Colin Griffin", The Running Review, 13 June 2012.
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External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Irish racewalkers
- Irish male athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ireland
- Sportspeople from County Leitrim
- Male racewalkers
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Ireland
