Author: Fintan Walsh

Track and Field – Waterford athletes prominent at National Cross Country Championships

Track and Field – Waterford athletes prominent at National Cross Country Championships

The National senior, junior and juvenile Cross Country Championships were held in Abbotstown Co Dublin on Sunday last and huge fields were the order of the day in all events with all 32 counties represented. Individual and inter club, inter county and inter provincial team titles were on offer and Waterford athletes...
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Thomas Barr: our man in Rio!

Thomas Barr: our man in Rio!

The Olympic Games began in Rio last week end but the athletics which many regard as the central attraction of the Games begins this week end and once again Waterford will be represented by an athlete at the Games as has happened each Olympiad since 1980. Thomas Barr from Ferrybank AC, a native of Graiguearrida,...
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ATHLETICS Track and Field

ATHLETICS Track and Field

Tramore 4 Miles Philip Harty, West Waterford won the Tramore 4 miles on Friday last with Paul Ogle Waterford Triathlon second. Sylvia Malone, Waterford won the ladies section from Joan Mahony also from Waterford. World Half Marathon There was a great performance by an Irish athlete at the World Half Marathon...
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TRACK & FIELD

TRACK & FIELD

Fintan Walsh reports Two silver medals for Whelan at National Indoors Three Waterford athletes won medals at the National Senior Indoor Championships in Athlone last weekend. Back to form Niamh Whelan won two silver medals in sprint events. On Saturday she won her semi-final of the 200 metres in 24.61 to qualify for...
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CLOHESSY CAREERS TO VICTORY

CLOHESSY CAREERS TO VICTORY

Re-scheduled National Half-Marathon proves huge success The Waterford AC Half Marathon, which was due to be held before Christmas, attracted a huge number of athletes to Waterford when the re-scheduled event went ahead on Saturday last. Victory went to Mick Clohessy (Raheny Shamrocks AC) who finished 46 seconds ahead...
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Barr’s fine Brussles run

Barr’s fine Brussles run

Thomas Barr finished fifth in a time of 49.90 seconds in a top-class 400-metres hurdles race at the Brussels Diamond League meeting last Friday evening. In a relatively slow race, World Championship bronze medallist Jeffrey Gibson (Bahamas) won in 48.72, with Bershawn Jackson USA second in 48.76 and Kareem Hussein...
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Beijing Revisited

Beijing Revisited

From an Irish point of view the top performance at the World Championships in Beijing was the fifth placing by the defending champion Robert Heffernan in the 50K (31.06 miles walk). Always in contention Heffernan, whose preparations were interrupted earlier on in the season due to injury which necessitated surgery...
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County titles for Power and Walsh

County titles for Power and Walsh

The county’s clubs were well represented at the first county cross country  championships in St Augustine’s College Grounds Abbeyside on Sunday last. The senior, junior and under 18 championships were incorporated into the West  Waterford Open fixture and Trevor Power Waterford AC was first home in the  senior...
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