Courtney Ireland Explained

Courtney William Ireland (born 12 January 1972) is a New Zealand athlete specialising in the shot put.

He competed in the Commonwealth Games in 1990, and in 1994 when he won silver. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.^[1]

He was in the US on a scholarship for the SMU Mustangs track and field team from 1991–1994, and he later played rugby in Japan for Coca-Cola.^[2]

References

• Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 58 (1998, Athletics New Zealand)
• Profile at NZOGC website

Notes and References

1. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 198.
2. Web site: SMU GENERAL INFORMATION . 30 July 2024.