5 Aug 2021

Powerhouse shot putter Tom Walsh hauls in bronze at Tokyo

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 5 August 2021

Tom Walsh bagged his second bronze medal in consecutive Olympic Games in the panga mataa - the shot put.

Walsh trailed two Americans but managed to get himself onto the podium with a monster 22.47 throw, enough to snatch bronze.

His parents Peter and Karen were watching on from Timaru. Our reporter Tim Brown caught up with Walsh senior at home.