OlympianTrack and Field

Conor McCullough

Olympian 2016

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Athlete Bio

Height

6'5"

Hometown

Canoga Park, CA

Education

Chaminade College Preparatory School (Los Angeles, Calif.) ‘10 Princeton University; University of Southern California ’16, History

Personal

Son of Conor and Lisa McCullough...Father, Conor, represented Ireland in the hammer throw at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games...Attended Princeton University from 2010-12 before transferring to the University of Southern California, where he was granted a sixth year of eligibility to compete in 2016...Won the 2015 NCAA outdoor title, defeating the field by 17 feet and recording the longest throw by a collegiate athlete since May 2002.

Career Highlights

2015 Pan American Games, bronze

Olympic Experience

Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 16th

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2015 – 8th in qualification heat 2
Years of Participation: Outdoor – 2015
Top finish: 8th in qualification heat 2 – 2015