Joe West was an Irish athlete who represented Ireland in the marathon at the 1952 Olympics. A native of Carrigaline, he was an active sportsman and was also involved in road bowling. football and hurling. He was on the Senior Cork Hurling team in 1948.
In his athletics career, he ran with Rising Sun AC and Hilltown AC before moving to Coventry in England in 1951 where he ran with Godiva Harriers.
He won numerous national titles over 10 miles and the marathon distance and represented Ireland at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
At a special ceremony in Carrigaline on Monday the 7th of July 2014, a memorial artwork was unveiled to him next to the community park.
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| (L) Sculptor Peter Drinan with Finbarr O'Brien (R), President of Leevale AC who unveiled the art work. |
For more information on Joe West and his athletics career, visit
this page.
Also see
this previous post from 2012 about the time in 1953 when the Cork City Sports included a road race.
