Donald Walsh (born 27 March 1948) is a retired

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runner and coach.

Track career

Walsh attended

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. He also competed at the

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Cross country career

He earned a team silver at the

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and competed in the event nine times.

Coaching career

He is the coach of

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. He has also advised

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References

Living people 1948 births Athletes from the Republic of Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Irish male long-distance runners Irish male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ireland {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub