Kevin McMahon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKevin Thomas•McMahon
Used nameKevin•McMahon
Born26 May 1972 in San José, California (USA)
Measurements183 cm / 102 kg
AffiliationsReebok
NOC United States

Biography

Kevin McMahon was a hammer thrower who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. He also competed four times at the World Championships and in 1999 won a silver medal at the Pan American Games. McMahon was US Junior Champion in 1991 and then attended Georgetown, graduating in 1995 with a degree in English and fine arts, and finishing third in the hammer at the 1995 NCAA Meet. He later won the US Nationals in 1997 and 2001. McMahon became a faculty member at his alma mater, Bellarmine College Prep School, where he taught world literature and computer design, but later moved to Stanford, where he coached throwers on the men’s and women’s track & field teams.

Personal Best: HT – 79.26 (1999).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Kevin McMahon
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) 24 r1/2
2000 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Kevin McMahon
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) 36 r1/2

Special Notes