All updates to be sent to nagle010@yahoo.ie. My thanks to Phil Conway for compileing the list up to 1985 and to Gerry Horgan
for passing this on to me.
ALL TIME 56LB WEIGHT FOR DISTANCE PERFORMANCES
1. John Menton Donore Harriers A.C. 9.16m 1998
2. Len Braham St. Finbarrs A.C. 9.15m 1973
3. Gerry O'Connell Marian A.C. 8.96m 1982
4. Nick Sweeney 8.95m 1999
5. Edward Tobin D.M.G. 8.88m 1943
6. Tadgh Twomey Bandon A.C. 8.82m
7. Tony Moran Muckalee A.C. 8.53m 1978
8. Mick Heir Ballinasloe A.C. 8.53m 1948
9. Tom Ludgate Mallow 8.49m 1914
10.Dr. Pat O'Callaghan Kanturk 8.48m 1931
11.Florrie O'Mahony Ballydehob 8.43m 1946
12.John Mangan Kilmuckridge 8.34m 1900
13.Bert Healian Ennis A.C. 8.33m 1941
14.Con O'Callaghan Kanturk 8.23m 1934
15.Martin McDonagh Killorglin 8.20m 1985
16.Con Walsh Macroom 8.18m 1906
17.John Dunlea Killorglin 8.18m 1985
18.Michael O'Brian Bulgaden 8.15m 1913
19.Jeremiah Delaney Riverstown 8.14m 1898
20.Cumin Clancy Civil Service A.C. 8.14m 1945
21.T.F. Kelly Carrick on Suir 8.10m 1895
22.W.M. Newburn 8.08m 1912
23.D. McDonald Tullogher 8.08m 1915
24.Pat Fallon Bewisbury 8.08m 1941
25.Eddie Mulcahy Farranfore Maine Vally A.C. 8.08m 1995*
26.Liam Nolan Bandon A.C. 8.02m 1973
27.Tom Phelan 8.01m 1900
28.Declan Hegarty Civil Service A.C. 7.92m 1985
29.Paul Quirke Crusaders A.C. 7.87m 1984
30.Bill Gore D.M.G. 7.87m 1929
31.J.O'Grady Limerick 7.87m 1929
32.Seamus Fitzpatrick North Laois A.C. 7.84m 2006
33.Dan O'Mahony Ballydehob 7.83m 1934
34.Eugene McTigue Castlebar 7.83m 1985
35.Jerry Lyons Riocht A.C. 7.80m
36.Nick Comerford Kilkenny 7.72m 1963
37.Sean Egan Donore Harriers 7.69m 1982
38.Martin Kelly Portlaoise 7.67m 1961
39.Hugh O'Callaghan Clonmel 7.64m 1964
*Thrown in Bostan, USA.