Colin Griffin

Colin Griffin (born 3 August 1982) is an Irish race walker who has competed in the Olympics.

For the English footballer, see Colin Griffin (footballer).

Colin Griffin
Personal information
Born (1982-08-03) 3 August 1982
Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Ireland
SportAthletics
Event(s)50km Race Walk

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 County Leitrim athlete and Olympian Laura Reynolds who now does MMA. 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 10 km walk. It was his first national 10 km track title, winning in a time of 41.47.66 at Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin.[4]

Griffin was disqualified at the 38 km 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 20 km walk in her first Olympic Games.[5]

Notes
  1. The website of the Altitude Centre Ireland is here

References
  1. "Colin Griffin makes 50k Walk for London 2012". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. James Sullivan, "Athlete Q&A – Colin Griffin Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine", The Running Review, 13 June 2012.
  3. "Profile London 2012". London 2012 Official Site. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. "Colin gears up for London with Santry win". Leitrim Observer. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. "Coach Colin delighted with Laura's display". Leitrim Observer. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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