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Irish paralympic athlete. And cyclist

Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Pentathlon - P13
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Track - Women's Individual Pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place 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.

Career

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." 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."

She continued her success in cycling with a World Championship bronze medal in 2011 and a gold medal in the 3km Individual Pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. During the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Walsh earned a silver medal in Women's Individual Pursuit B, and a bronze medal in Women's Time Trial B. She had announced her retirement after these Games.

She won a gold medal at the Strathclyde International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Para Triathlon Event in 2016 and named——to Team Ireland's 2016 Paralympic Games PT5 triathlon roster.

References

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