Archive for the ‘Athletics’ Category
Coach in the Corner: Perri Williams, St Senans AC
Perri Williams has been involved in athletics since her dad formed St Senans AC in 1977.
Perri has competed nationally and internationally since her first All-Ireland championships at the age of 12 and although a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and sjogrens disease in the late 1980’s forced a premature retirement, she is still involved in athletics [...]
World Top Ten for Barr
Waterford athlete just misses out on place in World Final.
Fintan Walsh Reports
Thomas Barr came up just short in his attempt to make the final of the 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar last week.The Waterford athlete did however deliver two World Class performances.
With four to qualify from Friday’s heats, Barr finished [...]
BARR ON A UPWARD CURVE
Fintan Walsh Reports
Thomas Barr continued his fine form in this season’s Diamond League meetings when he finished second in the 400m hurdles at the famous Bislet Games in Oslo last Thursday in a season’s best time of 49.11
Norway’s Karsten Warholm, the hot favourite and reigning World and European champion, thrilled the home crowd with a [...]
BARR’S TRIPLE CROWN
Euro medallist takes third Supreme Sports Star prize
European Championship bronze medallist Thomas Barr was named Park Hotel Waterford Supreme Sports Star for the third time in four years at last Saturday’s awards ceremony in Dungarvan. The Ferrybank AC athlete, who became the first Irish sprint medal winner at a major championship in Berlin last [...]
GOLDEN GIRLS!
Waterford AC u19 girls win gold at All-Ireland Cross Country Championships
Fintan Walsh Reports
The Waterford AC Under-19 girls team of Órla O’Connor, Ruth Heery, Emma Caulfield and Hannah Burke won the team gold medal at the uneven age group and novice All-Ireland Cross Country Championships in Navan on Saturday last. The team finished ahead of [...]
Magnificent in Malaga
Double gold for Joe Gough at the World Master’s Track and Field Championships.
Fintan Walsh Reports
Like so many times in a Master’s career that stretches back to the over 40 age group, Joe Gough was in top form at the World Master’s Track and Field Championships in Malaga last week over 65 as he scored a [...]
Home the Hero!
Thomas Barr blown away by Dunmore homecoming
On a sun-kissed Thursday evening at the Dunmore slip, they came in their droves to honour one of their own, the first Irishman to win a European Championship sprint medal.
Flanked by a welcoming party of vessels, including the local RNLI Lifeboat, with flares deployed and klaxons sounding to [...]
WunderBarr!!!
Barr wins bronze in Berlin
Thomas Barr’s ecstatic demeanour said it all as he crossed the line in Berlin last Thursday night. Sheer delight mixed with no doubt a smidgeon of relief enveloped Barr’s face with the realisation that he had won a medal at a major senior championship.Barr’s bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at [...]
Raising the Barr!
Thomas Barr arrived back in Dublin to a hero’s welcome on Monday afternoon following his bronze medal winning run in last Thursday’s European Championship 400 metres Hurdles Final in Berlin. The 26-year-old, who ran the second fastest time of his career to take his first senior international Championship medal, was greeted at Dublin Airport by [...]
Tom’s Super 8
With an eighth successive National 400 Metres Hurdles title in the bag, Ferrybank AC’s Thomas Barr is in justly upbeat mood ahead of the European Championships in Berlin, which get underway on Tuesday next. Barr, who looks in top shape ahead of the trip to Berlin, was in command from the off at Sunday’s [...]