| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Donal Whelan | |
| Irish: | Dónall Ó Faoileáin |
| Feet: | 5 |
| Inches: | 8 |
| Occupation: | Technical School Headmaster |
| Nickname: | Duck |
| County: | Waterford |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Abbeyside |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Waterford |
| Icposition: | Left corner-back |
| Icprovince: | 2 |
| Icallireland: | 1 |
| Nhl: | 0 |
| Birth Date: | 1931 |
| Birth Place: | County Waterford, Ireland |
Donal Anthony Whelan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Waterford senior team.
Whelan was a key member of the team during a golden age for Waterford hurling in the late 1950s. During his inter-county career he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals. Whelan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1]
At club level Whelan enjoyed a lengthy career with Abbeyside.