Susan Smith-Walsh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susan Smith-Walsh
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Sep 14, 1971(1971-09-14)
Age	53
Birthplace	Waterford
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Waterford
Horoscope	Virgo

Susan Smith-Walsh Biography

Susan Smith-Walsh is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on September 14, 1971 in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.

When Susan was still a junior she met with top USSR coach, Yuri Anisimov who had coached his wife, Tatiana, to an Olympic 100mH silver medal in 1976 and who was in Ireland delivering coaching sessions in various locations. He expressed great interest in her and asked her to travel to all those sessions where he could give her in-depth coaching. When he had to return to Russia he asked Susan to consider moving to Leningrad to train under his guidance. He believed that by doing so she would win a European Junior championship gold medal. This placed her in a terrible dilemma because her Leaving Certificate results had gained her a place as a law student in University College Dublin, and she was being recruited by Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, (one of the top Ivy League Universities). She opted for a University career in the USA.

She started her career by competing in the Community Games, a competition based on parish communities all over the country. She began running at age 6 and qualified for the Community Games’ national finals every year. In 1981 she won her first-ever National medal – in the Community Games national final of the 200m. She had also joined her local athletic club, St Paul’s A.C., which competed in competitions organised by the National Federation for young athletes, Bórd Lúth-Cleas Óganach na hÉireann (BLOE,) having her first success with her colleagues on the club’s u/11 4 × 100 m relay team. It was to be the first of many.

Susan Smith-Walsh Net Worth

Susan Smith-Walsh is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Susan Smith-Walsh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Susan Smith-Walsh (born 14 September 1971 in Waterford city, Ireland, Height 1.64m (5’41/2″) Weight 53 kg (116 lbs) is a retired international Irish hurdler and sportsperson. In her senior career she competed in two Olympic Games, two World Championships and one European championship. At the 1997 Athletics World Championships she became the first Irish athlete to ever reach a sprint final at a major event.

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Although the foot-operation enabled Smith to walk properly, her athletic career appeared to be over because she could not run round a bend without experiencing excruciating pain. The injury persisted for the rest of the 1993 season and for all of 1994 and 1995. Despite consulting numerous doctors a remedy was not found.

Facts & Trivia

Tarlan Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Susan Smith- Walsh celebrates birthday on September 14 of every year.

She returned to Waterford in August 1997 to get married and then decided to try the life of a full-time athlete. She resigned her position with Coopers and Lybrand and with sponsorship from the Irish Sports Council, the shoe company ASICS and TNT Express Worldwide, she returned to the USA.