Cork City Sports - Athlete of the Month Award February 2016 - Phil Healy

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Phil Healy, Bandon AC - Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - February 2016

Phil Healy Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month February 2016

Phil Healy, Bandon AC, with Tony O'Connell, Chairman, Cork City Sports

Award Citation

A busy month of indoor racing at the ultra modern Athlone IT Indoor track culminated in a double gold medal performance at the national senior championships in the 60m (7.47sec) and 200m (23.75sec).

Making a welcome return to top class sprinting form again Phil began the month of February by winning both the 60m (7.47sec) and 200m (24.04sec) at the national Under 23 championships on the 3rd of the month. Three days later she set a new national under 23 record of 7.35sec for the 60m. at a National League event. The following day she won the 200m (23.74sec) at the AAI games. On the 12th of February Phil won the Inter Varsity 200m title in a time of 24.13sec. and on the 17th she came a very credible 4th at the AIT International Grand Prix 60m (7.35sec)


Phil Healy being presented with her award by liam O'Brien, Chairman of Awards Selection Committee, Cork City Sports	Phil Healy being presented with her Leisureworld Membership by Ian O'Leary, Marketing Manager, Leisureworld. Leisureworld is awarding an Annual Membership to each Monthly Award winner

Irish Universities Track and Field Championships 2016

Last weekend, Phil competed in that Irish Universities Track and Field Championships, in Santry Dublin.

This year, Phil has the goal qualifying for the European Senior Championships, in Amsterdam, while, next year, she is targeting the World Universities and World Championships.

Phil is coached by Shane McCormack, Menapians AC (Wexford), assisted by Alan O'Mahony.

Photos from Phil Healy Award Function

Twenty two photos from Awards Function, on Cork Athletics Flickr account

Video Interview with Phil Healy

Phil Healy - Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - February 2016 - Interview from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.

Athletics Ireland Press Release

Phil Healy has been making the national headlines ever since her heroic relay run at the University Track and Field Championships in Morton Stadium last Saturday (April 16).

The 21-year-old Bandon AC athlete, representing her University UCC, produced the best finish you're ever likely to see when she came from literally nowhere to anchor victory in the women's 4x400m relay.

Healy is coached by national 4x100m relay coach Shane McCormack of Menapians and has been competing internationally for a number of years. She finished fourth over 100m at the European Junior Athletics Championships in Rieti in 2013 and then competed in the European Athletics Championships in Zurich in 2014 over 100m and in the 4x100m relay.

Last summer she competed in the 100m and the 4x100m at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Tallinn. Healy, who studies nursing, finished second in the 100m behind her sister Joan at the University Championships and set a new University 200m record of 23.93. She is also the national U23 60m indoor record with 7.35 second

Women's 4x400m Relay - Irish Universities Athletic Association Track and Field Championships 2016

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