Conor McCullough

Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for the  United States
World Junior Championships
	2010 Moncton	Hammer throw
	2008 Bydgoszcz	Hammer throw
Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	Hammer throw

Conor McCullough (born January 31, 1991) is an Americanhammer thrower. He is a two-time medalist (one gold, one silver) at the World Junior Championships. While competing for Chaminade College Preparatory School he set the US high school record at four contested hammer weights - 11 lb (263' 9"), 12 lb (260' 0"), 13.2 lb (248' 11") and 16 lb (219' 7").^[1][2] He also set the record in the Indoor Weight Throw at 93' 3¼"see the video

Career[edit]

At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, McCullough won a silver medal behind compatriot Walter Henning in a personal best throw of 75.88 m (with a six-kilogram ball).^[3] Two years later, after competing for Princeton University, at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, McCullough won gold with a distance of 80.79 m, a national junior and championship record.^[4] In 2012 McCullough qualified for the Olympic Trials; there he finished just out of the medals with a throw of 73.55, leaving him in the fourth place position.^[5]
His father, Connor McCullough, competed in the hammer throw for Ireland and was in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.^[6]
USC's Conor McCullough was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA and competed in both the indoor season, finishing second in the weight throw at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the outdoor season, winning the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. McCullough began his career at Princeton University and enrolled at USC in 2014. He was hammer runner up in 76.09m (249-7) at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[7] At the 2015 World Championships he was the top American, finishing the qualifying round in 13th place, just missing making the final by .20 m (0 ft 7³⁄₄ in).

Personal bests[edit]

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
Hammer throw	75.09	Lucerne, Switzerland	2012
Hammer throw	77.21	Edmonton, Canada	2014

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Conor McCullough profile at IAAF
• Princeton University bio

[hide] v t e ESPNRISE 2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team Individuals 100: Jeff Demps 200: Xavier Carter 400: LaShawn Merritt 800: Robby Andrews Mile: Alan Webb 2 Mile: German Fernandez 110 hurdles: Wayne Davis 300/400 hurdles: Reggie Wyatt High jump: Scott Sellers Long jump: Marquise Goodwin Triple jump: Kenny Hall Pole vault: Tommy Skipper Shot put: Mason Finley Discus throw: Mason Finley Javelin: Sam Crouser Hammer: Conor McCullough Decathlon: Curtis Beach Relays 4×100: Forest Brook (2001) 4×200: Glenville (2004) 4×400: New Bern (2009) 4×800: Albemarle (2009) Distance medley: South Lakes (2001)

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