Colin Quirke

Colin Quirke (born 17 June 1990) is an Irish-American Discus thrower from Los Gatos, California.

Colin Quirke represented Ireland at 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing eighth in the shot put and setting a national junior record (63’5). He holds the Irish junior record in the discus throw and weight throw. Colin represented for Ireland at the 2011 European Team Championships in Izmir, Turkey, placing 11th in the discus.

From 2008-10, Colin Quirke represented University of Oklahoma and from 2010-2012, Colin Quirke represented Manhattan College '12 as a NCAA Division I thrower.

Colin Quirke's father is the Irish Shot Put national record holder. Colin finished 2nd at Los Gatos High School in California Interscholastic Federation where he was runner-up at 2008 CIF California State Meet and third at 2007 CIF California State Meet both in Shot put.