Eric Favors

Eric Favors (born November 16, 1996) is an American-born athlete who competes in shot put for Ireland. He holds the Irish national record.

Summer Universiade
Favors competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade finishing 10th in the Shot Put.

2022
Favors finished 10th overall at the European Throwing Cup with a best mark of 19.70m.

He competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships finishing 15th in qualification, failing to qualify with 12 qualifiers.

Favors competed at his first World Championships in Eugene finishing 20th of 30. With a best mark of 19.76, he failed to qualify with 12 qualifiers. Progressing fellow Irishman John Kelly finished 29th of 30.

2023
It was a 5th place finish for Favors in the European Throwing Cup Throwing 20.66

Favors came 1st in the Division 3 and helped Ireland get Promotion at the 2023 European Games for Ireland However he did not Medal

In Eric's second World Championships Favors finished 23th of 37 with 12 progressing

2024 Europeans and Paris
Favors Came 14th two Places of Qualification at the 2024 European Championships one place better than 2022

Favors despite not getting the Entry Standards for Paris 2024 Due to Olympic Rankings Favors Qualified For the 2024 Summer Olympics

Indoor
2023 2022

Outdoor
2024 2023  2022   2019

Personal Life
Favors played American Football in high school.

Favors has a Youtube channel with 10.6k Subscribers. He posts videos such as teaching how to do Shot Put workouts and training sessions he posts every Friday.