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...
Author: Fintan Walsh
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thomas Barr shows class at Weltklasse
Thomas Barr shows class at Weltklasse
At the Diamond League (Weltklasse) meeting in Zurich last Thursday evening, Ferrybank AC’s Thomas Barr produced another noteworthy performance on the international stage when placing third in the 400 metres hurdles in European Athletics’ most famous annual meet. The World University Games champion produced a superb...
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...
Barr Breaks Long Standing National Record
Barr Breaks Long Standing National Record
Thomas Barr started his international season in Namur in Belgium on Wednesday last finishing third in the 400m hurdles with a very respectable time of 50.34. On Saturday he competed in Oordgem, also in Belgium and in a top class field he finished third in the 400m hurdles in 49.61 breaking the Irish national record...
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...
Munster Express/Hartley People 10K a huge success
Munster Express/Hartley People 10K a huge success
The Hartley People/Munster Express 10k in the city on Sunday last attracted an entry of over 500 including Mayor Cllr John Cummins. Brian Murphy, Carrick on Suir was an easy winner of the men’s race in 33 minutes 19 seconds. Trevor Power Waterford AC was second in 33.55 and Graham Power Ferrybank AC third in...
European relay gold for Níamh Mc Nicol.
European relay gold for Níamh Mc Nicol.
Níamh McNicol (Ferrybank AC) won a gold medal with the Irish relay team at the European Youth Olympics Festival in Utrecht, Holland on Friday last. The event is for those in the 14 to 18 years age group. On Thursday the team won their semi final in a time of 46.22 seconds in front of Belgium and Ukraine and easily...