Name: Conor McCullough
Sport: Track and Field
Event(s): Hammer Throw
Height: 6-5
Weight: 235
DOB: 1/31/1991
Birthplace: Woodland Hills, Calif.
Hometown: Canoga Park, Calif.
High School: Chaminade College Preparatory School (Los Angeles, Calif.) ‘10
College: Princeton University; University of Southern California ’16, History
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
Other Career Highlights
- 2015 Pan American Games, bronze
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.
