Terry McHugh
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Terry McHugh is a retired Irish
javelin throw
er, who finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships
and seventh at the 1994 European Championships
. He qualified for four Summer Olympics – 1998 Seoul (22nd), 1992 Barcelona (27th), 1996 Atlanta (29th) & 2000 Sydney (20th). He won 21 consecutive national titles from 1984 to 2004.
His personal best was 82.75 metres, achieved in August 2000 in London
. It is still an Irish Record.
McHugh also competed in two Winter Olympics – 1992 Albertsville (32nd in Bobsleigh Men's Two) & 1998 Nagano (27th in Bobsleigh Men's Two & 30th in Bobsleigh Men's Four).
He has remained close friends with his bobsleigh team mate and former champion discus throw
er Garry Power (whose family come from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford), and who now teaches at a school in the UK. McHugh lives in Switzerland with his wife Daniela (former Swiss 400m runner) and son. He recently returned to Ireland for the burial of Power's father for whom he was a pall-bearer.
He is the second Irish sportsperson, after sailor David Wilkins
, to compete at five Olympics.
Ireland
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javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er, who finished tenth at the 1993 World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
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and seventh at the 1994 European Championships
1994 European Championships in Athletics
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. He qualified for four Summer Olympics – 1998 Seoul (22nd), 1992 Barcelona (27th), 1996 Atlanta (29th) & 2000 Sydney (20th). He won 21 consecutive national titles from 1984 to 2004.
His personal best was 82.75 metres, achieved in August 2000 in London
London
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. It is still an Irish Record.
McHugh also competed in two Winter Olympics – 1992 Albertsville (32nd in Bobsleigh Men's Two) & 1998 Nagano (27th in Bobsleigh Men's Two & 30th in Bobsleigh Men's Four).
He has remained close friends with his bobsleigh team mate and former champion discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er Garry Power (whose family come from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford), and who now teaches at a school in the UK. McHugh lives in Switzerland with his wife Daniela (former Swiss 400m runner) and son. He recently returned to Ireland for the burial of Power's father for whom he was a pall-bearer.
He is the second Irish sportsperson, after sailor David Wilkins
David Wilkins (sailor)
David Wilkins is an Irish sailor who competed at five Olympics between 1972 and 1992, winning silver in 1980....
, to compete at five Olympics.
Javelin performance at major championships
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 22nd | 76.46 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes... |
Barcelona, Spain | 27th | 73.26 m |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th | 76.22 m |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 80.46 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 21st | 74.58 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , USA |
29th | 72.84 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 14th | 77.90 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd | 72.82 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 20th | 77.23 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 20th | 79.90 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 24th | 75.49 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | — | NM |