Matthew Walsh (cyclist)

For other people named Matthew Walsh, see Matt Walsh (disambiguation).

Matthew Walsh (4 July 1887 – 21 June 1975)^[1] was an Irish cyclist who competed in two events for Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Matthew Walsh

Personal information
Born	(1887-07-04)4 July 1887 Dublin, Ireland
Died	21 June 1975(1975-06-21) (aged 87)

Career

Walsh won the Southern branch of the Irish Road Club 50-mile handicap around Navan in 1911, and a month before the Stockholm Olympics, finished fifth in their 100-mile handicap, which gained him selection onto the Great Britain team for the Games. In finishing in 82nd place in the road race, Walsh was the fifth fastest of the six Irish riders who finished 11th, out of the 12 in the team competition. In finishing 82nd in the individual race, Walsh was the first of the finishers not to receive a special diploma given to all finishers whose time was within 25% of the winner’s time – missing out by nearly eight minutes.^[4]

Career performance ^[5]

Date	Event/Race	Location	Result		Distance	Duration
			Individual	Team
X X 1911	Irish Road Club 50-Mile Handicap	Navan, Ireland	1	-	80km	Unknown
X June 1912	Irish Road Club 100-Mile Handicap	Ireland	5	-	160km	Unknown
7 July 1912	Olympic Games - Road Race	Stockholm, Sweden	82	11	315km	24 Hours