Career
Griffin is a race walker who competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in the 50k walk. Griffin spent a good number of years training in Limerick and Saluzzo, Italy. He coaches fellow Leitrim athlete and Olympian Laura Reynolds.
He is director of The Altitude Centre Ireland, a company that specialises in altitude training and simulated altitude equipment.
lieutenant was his first national 10km track title, winning in a time of 41.47.66 at Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin. Griffin was disqualified at the 38km mark at the 2012 Olympics while he was in contention for a top 16 performance and a personal best time by several minutes.
However, that same day Laura Reynolds, who he had coached, finished 20th in the women"s 20km walk in her first Olympic Games.
