Swansea, Wales, Sat August 6th 2016
Four athletes from four Cork clubs have been named on the Irish team selection for next Saturday's Celtic Games, in Swansea, Wales. Diarmuid Clancy (Abbey Striders), Laura Nicholson (Bandon AC), Conor Morey (Leevale AC) and Katie Moynihan, (Liscarroll AC), will represent Ireland in next Saturday's Celtic Games
The Celtic Games is an International competition between Wales, Scotland and Ireland, for teams in the Under 18 and Under 16 age groups. The Under 16 age group has a limited number of events, whilst the Under 18 match is a full program of events. Scotland and Ireland will field representative International teams, whilst Wales, as host nation, is permitted to field a development team, along with their International Team.
Celtic Games Program 2016 (PDF file) Swansea Harriers website
Athletics Ireland has announced the Irish Teams for the Celtic Games in Swansea on Saturday next, August 6th.
The teams were selected based on results from the GloHealth Juvenile Championships. Full Irish Teams (PDF file)
 |  |  |  |
| Diarmuid Clancy | Laura Nicholson | Conor Morey | Katie Moynihan |
| Team | Event | Athlete | Club | Season's Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 Boys | 400mH | Diarmuid Clancy | Abbey Striders | 00:56.16 |
| Under 18 Girls | 1500m Steeplechase | Laura Nicholson | Bandon | 05:11.16 |
| Under 16 Boys | 200m | Conor Morey | Leevale | 00:23.23 |
| Under 16 Girls | Javelin | Katie Moynihan | Liscarroll | 40.13m |
Specific venue details have, in most cases, yet to finalised, and starting times are shown as a guide only.
Applications are invited from clubs interested in holding these Championships. Interested clubs may hold the championships at a venue of their own choosing, or at Cork Athletics Riverstick grounds.
The closing date for receipt of applications to host the event is Saturday August 20th.
Sun Sep 18th, 11:00 - East Cork Division Cross-Country Championships
Sun Sep 18th, 11:00 - West Cork Division Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 2nd, 12:00, Conna - Cork Athletics Intermediate Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 2nd, 12:00, Conna - Cork Athletics Novice Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 2nd, 12:00, Conna - Cork Athletics U23 Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 2nd, 12:00, Conna - Cork Athletics Juvenile Even-Age Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 9th, 13:00, West Muskerry - Cork Athletics County Junior Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 9th, 13:00, West Muskerry - Cork Athletics County Senior Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 9th, 13:00, West Muskerry - Cork Athletics County Juvenile Uneven-Age Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 16th, 11:00, Phoenix Park, Dublin - Athletics Ireland Autumn XC, inc Masters Trials (aka Gerry Farnan XC )
Sun Oct 16th, 11:00, Carraig na bhFear - Cork Athletics Juvenile B Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 23rd, 11:00, Cork venue - Munster Juvenile Even Age Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 23rd, 11:00, Cork venue - Munster Athletics Novice Cross-Country Championships
Sun Oct 23rd, 11:00, Cork venue - Munster U23 Cross-Country Championships
Sun Nov 6th OR Sun Nov 20th, 12:00, Riverstick - Cork Athletics Novice B Cross-Country Championships
Sun Nov 6th OR Sun Nov 20th, 12:00, Riverstick - Cork Athletics Masters Cross-Country Championships
Sat Nov 12th, Tolcross Park, Scotland - British & Irish Masters XC
Sun Nov 13th, 11:00, Limerick venue - Munster Athletics Senior Cross-Country Championships
Sun Nov 13th, 11:00, Limerick venue - Munster Athletics Uneven Age Cross-Country Championships
Sun Nov 27th, TBA - Athletics Ireland National Intermediate Cross-Country Championships
Sun Nov 27th, TBA - Athletics Ireland National Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships
Sun Nov 27th, TBA - Athletics Ireland National Juvenile Even-Age Cross-Country Championships
Sun Dec 4th, 11:00, Waterford Venue - Munster Athletics Masters Cross-Country Championships
Sun Dec 4th, 11:00, Waterford Venue - Munster Athletics Intermediate Cross-Country Championships
Sun Dec 4th, 11:00, Waterford Venue - Munster Athletics Juvenile 'B' Cross-Country Championships
Sun Dec 11th, 11:00, Chia, Italy - SPAR European XC Championships
Sun Dec 11th, 11:00 - Athletics Ireland National Juvenile Uneven Age Cross-Country Championships
Sun Dec 11th, 11:00 - Athletics Ireland National Novice Cross-Country Championships
CIT Track Loc8 Code: WFQ-84-4SN
Latitude & Longitude: 51.885193, -8.536551
Entry Form - Excel file
NB: Only entries on this form are acceptable
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday August 10th
| FIELD | TRACK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | Men Hammer | 1:00 PM | 800m Women & Men |
| 11:30 AM | Long Jump | 1:15 PM | 100M Women & Men |
| 11:45 AM | Women Hammer | 1:30 PM | 3000m Women & Junior Men |
| 12:30 PM | Men Shot | 1:45 PM | 5000m Men |
| 12:30 PM | High Jump | 2:00 PM | Hurdles |
| 1:00 PM | Women Shot | 2:10 PM | 200m |
| 1:30 PM | Men Discus | 2:30 PM | 1500m |
| 2:00 PM | Women Discus | 2:45 PM | 400H |
| 2:30 PM | Men Javelin | 3:00 PM | 400m |
| 3:00 PM | Women Javelin | 3:20 PM | Steeplechase |
| 3:30 PM | 56 lb for Distance | ||
| Programme may move forward by 45 mins | |||
Athletics Ireland Competition Rule Book Pdf file
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The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Evening Echo and The River Lee
Photo: Cork City Sports
Donie in his heyday, with his ever-present distinctive bandana
Photo: Leevale AC
Donie, pictured at a previous awards ceremony, with his protoge, Lizzie Lee, who also heads to Rio
At the time of the original award ceremony, Donie was incapacitated, in hospital, following a fall, as a consequence,a special presentation ceremony was held in the River Lee, on September 30th
Tony O'Connell, Cork City Sports, presenting Donie Walsh with his award
May - Forty Four years after representing Ireland at the Munich Olympics, in 1972, Donie Walsh (Leevale AC) receives the Cork City Sports Cork Athletic Person for the Month of May following his selection as Distance Coach to the 2016 Irish Olympic team in Rio de Janerio.
Donie's greatest successes came in the early 1970s, when he won five National 10000m Championships on the track, in six years He represented Ireland in the Marathon at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. He won numerous other cross country and track & field titles. He was a scoring member of the Irish team that brought home the Silver medals, in the World Cross Country Championships, in 1979, on the day that John Treacy won the World Cross Country Championship Title for the second time.
Unfortunately due to an accident Donie was unable to attend the awards in person. The award was accepted on his behalf by his two sons Michael & Mark Walsh.
Photos from the Cork City Sports awards function, on Cork Athletics Flickr! account
The photos cover the March, April and May awards, which were all presented at the one awards ceremony.
Cork City Sports Homepage
Cork City Sports - Awards Archive
Bydgoszcz - Day 4 - Friday July 22nd 2016
The day started off with disappointment for Ireland when Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport) was disqualified in the Women's 200m, for a lane infringement.
The Women's relay was nothing short of dramatic. With two tto qualify automatically from each heat, heat 1 produced just three finishers from five starters - and Jamaica were disqualified for an out of zone baton change, leaving Spain and Ecuador as the only official finishers, with both going through automatically.
Heat two was slightly less dramatic - Fancied Great Britain & Northern Ireland failed to finish after a disasterous final changeover.
Ireland were in the outside lane in Heat 3 and ran strongly throughout, however in spite of a terrific finish, finished third behind Germany and 'winners' New Zealand. However another twist saw New Zealand also disqualified, leaving Ireland as automatic qualifiers. Ireland's finishing time was a season's best of 45.09 sec.
Ireland finished fifth in Heat 1, in 40.48sec, a National Junior Record, but outside the qualification spots
In this evening's Hammer Final, Andy King (Iveragh) maintained the good Irish performances at the Championships, with another National Junior record of 71.70m
Lausanne, 21 July 2016 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decisions in the arbitrations between the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), a number of Russian athletes (the Claimant Athletes) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The CAS has dismissed both the request for arbitration filed by the ROC and 68 Claimant Athletes, and the appeal filed by 67 of the same athletes against the IAAF decision to consider them as ineligible for the Olympic Games in Rio.
On 13 November 2015, the IAAF suspended the All Russia Athletics Federation (ARAF) from IAAF membership. Such suspension was confirmed on 26 November 2015 and again on 17 june 2016. In a request for arbitration filed at the CAS on 3 July 2016, the ROC and the 68 Claimant Athletes asked the CAS 1) to review specific legal issues, limited to the validity, enforceability and scope of IAAF Competition Rules 22.1(a) and 22.1A, and 2) to order that any Russian athlete who was not currently the subject of any period of ineligibility for the commission of an anti-doping rule violation be declared eligible to participate at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio (subject to meeting the qualification standards for his or her event).
On 15 July 2016, 67 Russian athletes filed an appeal against the IAAF decisions to deny applications from these athletes to compete internationally as "neutral athletes" at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
The arbitrations were referred to a Panel of CAS arbitrators: Prof. Luigi Fumagalli, Italy (President), Mr Jeffrey G. Benz, United States and His Honour James Robert Reid QC, United Kingdom. The Panel held a hearing with the parties on 19 July 2016.
The CAS Panel has confirmed the validity of the IAAF's decision to apply Rules 22.1(a) and 22.1A of the IAAF Competition Rules, which state that athletes whose national federation is suspended by the IAAF are ineligible for competitions held under the IAAF Rules, in accordance with the Olympic Charter, unless they satisfy specific criteria. Accordingly, since the national federation governing athletics in Russia (ARAF, now RUSAF) is currently suspended from IAAF membership, its athletes who do not satisfy the conditions set by Rule 22.1(A) are ineligible for competitions held under the IAAF Rules. These competitions include the athletics events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
As a consequence, the CAS Panel confirmed that the ROC is not entitled to nominate Russian track and field athletes to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games considering that they are not eligible to participate under the IAAF competition rules, in accordance with the Olympic Charter. However, the ROC is entitled to enter as representatives of the Russian Federation in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games the Russian track and field athletes who fulfil the criteria and are eligible to compete under IAAF Competition Rule 22.1A.
Since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was not a party in the arbitrations, the CAS found that it had no jurisdiction to determine whether the IOC is entitled generally to accept or refuse the nomination by ROC of Russian track and field athletes to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. For the same reason, the CAS found that it had no jurisdiction to determine whether the IOC is entitled to accept or refuse the entry either as representatives of the Russian Federation or as "neutral athletes" of the Russian track and field athletes entered by the ROC.
With respect to the new IAAF Rule 22.1A, the CAS Panel was concerned about the immediate application with retroactive effect of such Rule, implemented by the IAAF on 17 June 2016, providing for exceptional criteria to grant eligibility to athletes whose national federation is suspended. Since such Rule involves criteria based on long-term prior activity, it left no possibility in practice, and as applied, for the Claimant Athletes to be able to try to comply with them.
In view of the urgency of the matter, the CAS Panel has issued only its decision, which is unanimous, without the grounds. The full Arbitral Award, including the grounds for the Panel's decision, will be issued as soon as possible.
Dublin, Sunday October 30th 2016
In the past few days, Cork Athletics was informed that some Registered Athletics Ireland Clubs, under Cork Athletics County Board, have had difficulty in registering their members and/or teams for the Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship, which is incorporated in the Dublin Marathon.
It is understood that some the newer clubs, even those registered several years ago, were unable to register, as their club did not appear in the entry system. Cork Athletics has been in touch with the Dublin Marathon office and has supplied them with a list of registered Cork clubs. It is also understood that Athletics Ireland is to supply Dublin Marathon office with an updated club listing. The Dublin Marathon is organised by Dublin BHAA, consequently, for data protection reasons, it is not possible for Dublin Marathon office to access the Athletics Ireland registration database.
A list of registered Athletics Ireland Clubs under the auspices of Cork Athletics can be found on the Cork Athletics website.
NOTE: Please be aware that the listing on the Cork Athletics website includes one or more clubs whose registrations are NOT up to date.
The official closing date for Marathon entries, INCLUDING the Athletics Ireland National Marathon, is Saturday October 1st 2016....HOWEVER "Closing date 17:00 hrs on Saturday October 1 (Earlier if race limit has been reached)"
The entry limit of 14,000 has already been exceeded and has been reset to 16,000. Entries are coming in very rapidly, so the 16,000 limit is likely to be reached in the next few weeks, at most.
This year's route has been changed, due to ongoing Luas works in Dublin. One of the consequences of the route changes is a number of tight turns and narrow streets. As a further consequence, on safety grounds, the current 16,000 limit is unlikely to be further extended.
So....Don't be disappointed! Ensure that you are entered for the Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship.
Highlights of the Morton Games is being aired on television in Ireland and abroad again this year.
In Ireland, Irish TV and Setanta Ireland are screening highlights of the Morton Stadium event, and is also being broadcast in the UK on Premier Sports, across 25 countries in Africa via Fox Sports, and in the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus on their Fox Sports channels.
Coverage is presented by Tulsen Tollett, with commentary from Will Downing, Jessie Barr and Dick Hooper.
Irish TV is available in the UK and Ireland on Sky 191 and Freesat 400, plus 191 on eirVision and Vodafone TV, and online at irishtv.ie
eir Sport 1 is on Sky 423 and Virgin Ireland 105 & 400.
Premier Sports is on Sky UK 428, and is also available on Virgin Media.
Mon 1 Aug 8:00am eir Sport 2
Mon 1 Aug 11:00am eir Sport 1
Tue 2 Aug 11:30pm eir Sport 2
Wed 3 Aug 8:00am eir Sport 1
Fri 5 Aug 11:00am eir Sport 1
Sun 7 Aug 3:00am eir Sport 1 (Sat night)
Sun 7 Aug 10:30am eir Sport 1
Sun 7 Aug 7:00pm eir Sport 1
Sun 31 July 12:25pm
Mon 1 Aug 8:00am
Tue 2 Aug 11:30pm
The Irish Track and Field team are jetting off to Brazil tomorrow (July 28) for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Athletics action takes place from the 12th-21st of August. You can find out the full details of the team and timetable below.
High Performance Director Kevin Ankrom said: "Results have been on the upswing for the last couple weeks with Mark English (UCD) starting to return to form, Sara Treacy running a PB in the 3,000m steeplechase, and Ciara Mageean's (UCD) European medal. I see these performances as an encouraging step to having a good Olympic Games in Rio."
| Athlete | Club | Event | PB | Coach | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciara Mageean | Club: UCD | Event: 1500 | Personal best: 4:06.49 | Coach: Jerry Kiernan | Ciara Mageean announced herself as a hot prospect for the future when she won a silver medal over 1500m at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Moncton |
| Thomas Barr | Club: Ferrybank | Event: 400m Hurdles | Personal best: 48.65 | Coach: Haley and Drew Harrison | The World University Games champion goes into the championships on the comeback trail having been injured. His first outdoor races were at the national championships and he made the semi-finals at the European Championships in Amsterdam. |
| Kevin Seaward | Club: St Malachy's | Event: Marathon | Personal best: 2:14:52 | Coach: Andrew Hobdell | Seaward is the fastest marathon qualifier for Rio with his 2:14:52 in the Berlin marathon back in September 2015. The school teacher finished 42nd at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff in March with 65:23. |
| Mick Clohisey | Club: Raheny Shamrock | Event: Marathon | Personal best: 2:15:11 | Coach: Dick Hooper | Clohisey has been the most consistent distance runner on the domestic scene for the past 18 months winning national titles over cross country and on the road. He is coached by three-time marathon Olympian Dick Hooper. |
| Paul Pollock | Club: Annadale Striders | Event: Marathon | Personal best: 2:15:38 | Coach: Andrew Hobdell | Paul Pollock showed great form at the World Half in March with a 14th place finish in Cardiff with 62:46. The doctor is a training partner of Kevin Seaward and is based in London. His brother Noel is the head doctor with UK Athletics. He will be looking for another strong showing and lead the team to a good finishing position. |
| Kerry O'Flaherty | Club: Newcastle | Event: 3000m Steeplechase | Personal best: 9:42.61 | Coach: Richard Rodgers | O'Flaherty has been a consistent performer on the track and has been part of Irish teams that have medalled at the European Cross Country Championships. This will be her Olympic debut having made her first bow at the world championships last year. |
| Michelle Finn | Club: Leevale | Event: 3000mSC | Personal best: 9:43.19 | Coach: Donie Walsh | Michelle Finn won the national title in impressive style with a front-running 9:46.81. The World Championships in Beijing were her major track debut having competed well on European Cross Country teams. She has just finished primary school teaching in UL. |
| Sara Treacy | Club: Dunboyne | Event: 3000m Steeplechase | Personal best: 9:39.41 | Coach: Bud Baldaro | Sara Treacy has been based in Birmingham the past number of years qualifying as a doctor and practising while under the tutelage of top British coach Bud Baldaro. She also makes her Olympic debut. |
| Tori Pena | Club: Finn Valley | Event: Pole Vault | Personal best: 4.60m | Coach: Greg Hull | This will be Tori Pena's second Olympic Games for Ireland where she will be looking to post a competitive performance. She has competed in every major championships for Ireland and the American based athlete will be eager to impress. |
| Fionnuala McCormack | Club: Kilcoole | Event: 10.000m/Marathon | Personal best: 31:29.22/2:31:46 | Coach: self | This will be Fionnuala McCormack's third Olympic Games. She made her Olympic debut in Beijing in the 3 |
| Lizzie Lee | Club: Leevale | Event: Marathon | Personal best: 2:32:51 | Coach: Donie Walsh | Lizzie Lee has reached new levels of performance since giving birth to her daughter Lucy and recorded an excellent 2:32:51 in Berlin last September. She has been a lynchpin on Irish teams at the European Cross Country Championships. She works full-time with Apple. |
| Breege Connolly | Club: North Belfast Harriers | Event: Marathon | Personal best: 2:37:29 | Coach: Martin Deane/Paul Elliot | The Leitrim woman has come a long way from running purely to make friends and will toe the line in Rio in the marathon by virtue of her excellent run in London in 2012. Connolly lives in Belfast and works as software tester in Newry. |
| Mark English | Club: UCD | Event: 800m | Personal Best: 1:44.84 | Coach: Steve Magness | Mark English just missed out on the Olympics in London in 2012 as a junior but the Donegal man has gathered plenty of experience |
| Alex Wright | Club: Leevale | Event: 20km Race Walk/ 50km Race Walk | Personal Best: 1:21:56/3:48:31 | Coach: Robert Heffernan | Alex Wright has been in excellent form this year recording personal bests over 20km and 50km to qualify for both distances in the Olympics. The Leevale athlete will focus on the 50km in Rio having focused internationally to date on the 20km. |
| Robert Heffernan | Club: Togher | Event: 50km Race Walk | Personal best: 3:37:54 | Coach: Marian Heffernan | The 2013 World Champion goes into his fifth Olympic Games in Rio. He is set to receive a retrospective Olympic bronze medal from London but will be keen to show his best form in Rio. He has been of Ireland's most consistent athletes in recent times. |
| Brendan Boyce | Club: Letterkenny | Event: 50km Race Walk | Personal best: 3:48:55 | Coach: Robert Heffernan | Brendan Boyce has improved considerably since his 26th place finish at the London Olympics in 3:55:01. He finished 16th at the European Championships in Zurich in 2014 in 3:51:34 and will be aiming for a top 20 performance in Rio. |
| Ciara Everard | Club: UCD | Event: 800m | Personal Best: 2:01.21 | Coach: James Nolan | Ciara Everard is coached by two-time Olympian James Nolan who is also the head of athletics for Paralympics Ireland. The Kilkenny woman is a qualified physiotherapist and has been competing on the international stage for the last number of years. She will be keen to impress on her Olympic debut. |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:10 | 14:10 | 800m Round 1 | Mark English (UCD) |
| 11:10 | 15:10 | 10000m W Final | Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole) |
| 14:30 | 18:30 | 20km Race Walk M Final | Alex Wright (Leevale) |
| 20:30 | 00:30am | 1500m W R1 | Ciara Mageean (UCD) |
| Irish time | Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:05 | 14:05 | 3000m SC W R1 | Kerry O'Flaherty (Newcastle) |
| 10:05 | 14:05 | 3000m SC W R1 | Michelle Finn (Leevale) |
| 10:05 | 14:05 | 3000m SC W R1 | Sara Treacy (Dunboyne) |
| 22:05 | 2:05am | 800m M SF | Mark English (UCD) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | 13:30 | Marathon W Final | Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole) |
| 09:30 | 13:30 | Marathon W Final | Lizzie Lee (Leevale) |
| 09:30 | 13:30 | Marathon W Final | Breege Connolly (North Belfast Harriers) |
| 21:30 | 1:30am | 1500m W SF | Ciara Mageean (UCD) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 | 15:15 | 3000m SC W F | Kerry O'Flaherty (Newcastle) |
| 11:15 | 15:15 | 3000m SC W F | Michelle Finn (Leevale) |
| 11:15 | 15:15 | 3000m SC W F | Sara Treacy (Dunboyne); |
| 11:35 | 15:35 | 400m H M R1 | Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) |
| 22:25 | 2:25am | 800m M Final | Mark English (UCD) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:45 | 13:45 | Pole Vault W Q A+B | Tori Pena (Finn Valley) |
| 21:35 | 1:35am | 400m H M SF | Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) |
| 22:30 | 2:30am | 1500m W Final | Ciara Mageean (UCD) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:55 | 14:55 | 800m W R1 | Ciara Everard (UCD) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 16:00 | 400m H M Final | Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) |
| 21:15 | 1:15am | 800m W SF | Ciara Everard (UCD) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | 12:00pm | 50km Race Walk M Final | Robert Heffernan (Togher) |
| 08:00 | 12:00pm | 50km Race Walk M Final | Brendan Boyce (Letterkenny) |
| 08:00 | 12:00pm | 50km Race Walk M Final | Alex Wright (Leevale) |
| 20:30 | 12:30am | Pole Vault W Final | Tori Pena (Finn Valley) |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 | 1:15am | 800m W Final | Ciara Everard |
| Rio time | Irish time | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | 13:30 | Marathon M Final | Kevin Seaward (St Malachy's) |
| 09:30 | 13:30 | Marathon M Final | Paul Pollock (Annadale Striders) |
| 09:30 | 13:30 | Marathon M Final | Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Discus Throw | Qualification | 13:30 |
| Women | Heptathlon | 100m Hurdles | 13:35 |
| Women | Shot Put | Qualification | 14:05 |
| Men | 800m | Round 1 | 14:10 |
| Women | Heptathlon | High Jump | 14:50 |
| Women | 10000m | 15:10 | |
| Women | 100m | Preliminary Round | 15:55 |
| Men | 20km Walk | 18:30 | |
| Women | 1500m | Round 1 | 00:30 |
| Women | Heptathlon | Shot Put | 00:35 |
| Women | Hammer Throw | Qualification | 00:40 |
| Men | 400m | Round 1 | 01:05 |
| Men | Long Jump | Qualification | 01:20 |
| Women | Shot Put | Final | 02:00 |
| Women | Heptathlon | 200m | 02:05 |
| Women | 100m | Round 1 | 02:40 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 100m | Preliminary Round | 13:30 |
| Women | Triple Jump | Qualification | 13:40 |
| Women | 3000m Steeplechase | Round 1 | 14:05 |
| Men | Discus Throw | Final | 14:50 |
| Women | 400m | Round 1 | 15:00 |
| Women | Heptathlon | Long Jump | 15:45 |
| Men | 100m | Round 1 | 16:00 |
| Women | Heptathlon | Javelin Throw | 00:00 |
| Men | Pole Vault | Qualification | 00:20 |
| Men | 400m | Semifinal | 00:30 |
| Men | Long Jump | Final | 00:50 |
| Women | 100m | Semifinal | 01:00 |
| Men | 10000m | 01:25 | |
| Men | 800m | Semifinal | 02:05 |
| Women | 100m | Final | 02:35 |
| Women | Heptathlon | 800m | 02:53 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Marathon | 13:30 | |
| Men | High Jump | Qualification | 00:30 |
| Women | 400m | Semifinal | 00:35 |
| Women | Triple Jump | Final | 00:55 |
| Men | 100m | Semifinal | 01:00 |
| Women | 1500m | Semifinal | 01:30 |
| Men | 400m | Final | 02:00 |
| Men | 100m | Final | 02:25 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Triple Jump | Qualification | 13:30 |
| Women | 200m | Round 1 | 13:35 |
| Men | 3000m Steeplechase | Round 1 | 14:25 |
| Women | Hammer Throw | Final | 14:40 |
| Women | 3000m Steeplechase | Final | 15:15 |
| Men | 400m Hurdles | Round 1 | 15:30 |
| Women | Discus Throw | Qualification | 00:30 |
| Men | Pole Vault | Final | 00:35 |
| Men | 110m Hurdles | Round 1 | 00:40 |
| Women | 400m Hurdles | Round 1 | 01:30 |
| Men | 800m | Final | 02:25 |
| Women | 400m | Final | 02:45 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 5000m | Round 1 | 13:30 |
| Women | Pole Vault | Qualification | 13:45 |
| Men | Triple Jump | Final | 13:50 |
| Men | 1500m | Round 1 | 14:30 |
| Women | 100m Hurdles | Round 1 | 15:05 |
| Women | Discus Throw | Final | 15:20 |
| Men | 200m | Round 1 | 15:50 |
| Men | High Jump | Final | 00:30 |
| Women | Javelin Throw | Qualification | 00:35 |
| Men | 110m Hurdles | Semifinal | 00:40 |
| Women | Long Jump | Qualification | 01:05 |
| Women | 400m Hurdles | Semifinal | 01:10 |
| Men | 400m Hurdles | Semifinal | 01:35 |
| Women | 200m | Semifinal | 02:00 |
| Women | 1500m | Final | 02:30 |
| Men | 110m Hurdles | Final | 02:45 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Decathlon | 100m | 13:30 |
| Men | Hammer Throw | Qualification | 13:40 |
| Men | 5000m | Round 1 | 14:05 |
| Men | Decathlon | Long Jump | 14:35 |
| Women | 800m | Round 1 | 14:55 |
| Men | 3000m Steeplechase | Final | 15:50 |
| Men | Decathlon | Shot Put | 16:15 |
| Men | Decathlon | High Jump | 21:45 |
| Men | Javelin Throw | Qualification | 00:30 |
| Women | 100m Hurdles | Semifinal | 00:45 |
| Women | Long Jump | Final | 01:15 |
| Men | Decathlon | 400m | 01:20 |
| Men | 200m | Semifinal | 02:00 |
| Women | 200m | Final | 02:30 |
| Women | 100m Hurdles | Final | 02:55 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Decathlon | 110m Hurdles | 13:30 |
| Men | Shot Put | Qualification | 13:55 |
| Women | High Jump | Qualification | 14:00 |
| Men | Decathlon | Discus Throw | 14:25 |
| Women | 4 x 100m Relay | Round 1 | 15:20 |
| Men | 4 x 100m Relay | Round 1 | 15:40 |
| Men | 400m Hurdles | Final | 16:00 |
| Men | Decathlon | Pole Vault | 17:25 |
| Men | Decathlon | Javelin Throw | 22:35 |
| Men | Shot Put | Final | 00:30 |
| Men | 1500m | Semifinal | 00:45 |
| Women | Javelin Throw | Final | 01:10 |
| Women | 800m | Semifinal | 01:15 |
| Men | Decathlon | 1500m | 01:45 |
| Women | 400m Hurdles | Final | 02:15 |
| Men | 200m | Final | 02:30 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 50km Walk | 12:00 | |
| Women | 20km Walk | 18:30 | |
| Women | Pole Vault | Final | 00:30 |
| Women | 4 x 400m Relay | Round 1 | 00:40 |
| Men | Hammer Throw | Final | 01:05 |
| Men | 4 x 400m Relay | Round 1 | 01:10 |
| Women | 5000m | Final | 01:40 |
| Women | 4 x 100m Relay | Final | 02:15 |
| Men | 4 x 100m Relay | Final | 02:35 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | High Jump | Final | 00:30 |
| Men | Javelin Throw | Final | 00:55 |
| Men | 1500m | Final | 01:00 |
| Women | 800m | Final | 01:15 |
| Men | 5000m | Final | 01:30 |
| Women | 4 x 400m Relay | Final | 02:00 |
| Men | 4 x 400m Relay | Final | 02:35 |
| M/W | Event | Stage | Irish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Marathon | 13:30 |
Bydgoszcz - Day 5 - Saturday July 23rd 2016
The Irish 4x100m women were even in contention for a medal right up to the final changover, but were overtaken in the final leg. Nevertheless this was a tremendous achievement - coming fifth in the World, and setting a new National Junior Record of 44.82sec
Charlene Mawdsley, Gina Apke-Moses, Molly Scott and Ciara Neville
Earlier Pierre Murchan and Jack O'Leary ran in the 5000m final, finishing in 22nd and 25th places respectively, in 14:38.67 and 14:50.67. The ev ent proved to be an African Tour De Force, as Championship distance event tend to be nowadays, with African representatives filling the first seven places.
The event was won by Selemon Barega of Ethiopia, in 13:21.21, after a sprint with Djamal Direh, Djbouti, 13:21.50 and Wesley Ledama, Kenya, 13:23.34. Hands-down favourite, Aron Kifle, Eritrea, finished in 5th place in 13:31.09, after falling with two laps to go. He quickly gathered himself, but the leading trio were gone and he was unable to make up significant ground
Based on 4 Best Perfomances per Club
| Club | Total | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| Leevale | 102.46 | 1st |
| Togher | 73.36 | 2nd |
| Bandon | 68.52 | 3rd |
| St. Finbarr's | 65.10 | 4th |
| Liscarroll | 53.07 | 5th |
| Eagle | 41.37 | 6th |
| East Cork | 32.14 | 7th |
| Ballincollig | 29.33 | 8th |
| Cork Varsity | 26.74 | 9th |
| Riverstick Kinsale | 25.96 | 10th |
| Carraig na bhFear | 20.05 | 11th |
| Ballymore Cobh | 17.86 | 12th |
| Blarney Inniscarra | 16.86 | 13th |
| Midleton | 15.75 | 14th |
| Rising Sun | 14.06 | 15th |
| Bantry | 13.65 | 16th |
| West Muskerry | 6.34 | 17th |
| Fanahan McSweeney | 3.91 | 18th |
| Carrigtwohill | 0.64 | 19th |
The 2016 Cork Athletics Graded Leagues, sponsored by John Buckley Sports, continues to recognise and reward Personal Best performances, with a €5 sports goods voucher.
At the 1st Meeting this year there were 26 PB's (24 in the mile), listed below. Those concerned can redeem their vouchers by calling to John Buckley Sports, who have a copy of the listings.
Also listed below are the 48 athletes who achieved PB's in the 2015 series, many of whom did not receive their vouchers. They also can claim benefit at John Buckley Sport, who will have last year's list.
The awards are for Lifetime Personal Bests.
| Athlete | Club | Comp/No. | Male | Female | Age | P.B. | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400m | ||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Holland | Bantry | 781 | X | 20 | 53.9 | 53.78 | |
| 1 MILE | ||||||||
| 1 | Ian Tivy | Togher | 791 | X | 29 | 4.39 | 4.25 | |
| 2 | Michaell Pat O'Regan | Leevale | 760 | X | 28 | 4.32 | 4.27 | |
| 3 | Stuart Maloney | Mooreabbey Milers | 741 | X | 37 | 4.38 | 4.28 | |
| 4 | Philip Crowley | Leevale | 302 | X | 4.32 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | Craig Harrington | Togher | 732 | X | 26 | 4.55 | 4.41 | |
| 6 | Tim Crowley | Leevale | 733 | X | 33 | 4.55 | 4.45 | |
| 7 | Rory O'Sullivan | St. Finbarr's | 756 | X | 38 | 4.55 | 4.47 | |
| 8 | Stephen Young | Leevale | 790 | X | 25 | 4.57 | 4.49 | |
| 9 | David O'Keeffe | Togher | 773 | X | 23 | 4.59 | 4.55 | |
| 10 | Andrew Hobbs | Leevale | 749 | X | 28 | 5.04 | 5 | |
| 11 | Andrea Bickerdike | Leevale | 737 | X | 26 | 5.1 | 5.01 | |
| 12 | John O'Callaghan | Eagle | 776 | X | 45 | 5.08 | 5.04 | |
| 13 | Derek O'Keeffe | Eagle | 306 | x | 41 | 5.2 | 5.18 | |
| 14 | Stephen Geoghan | St. Finbarr's | 779 | x | 44 | 5.2 | 5.19 | |
| 15 | David Butler | St. Finbarr's | 742 | X | 27 | 5.25.8 | 5.23 | |
| 16 | Fiona Santry | East Cork | 783 | X | 30 | 5.42 | 5.29 | |
| 17 | Enda Kiernan | Guest | 745 | X | 45 | 6.21 | 5.56 | |
| 18 | Caitriona Santry | St. Finbarr's | 751 | X | 32 | 6.29 | 6.04 | |
| 19 | Rebecca McEvoy | St. Finbarr's | 758 | X | 25 | 6.25 | 6.09 | |
| 20 | Ned Ramsell | Carrigtwohill | 750 | X | 45 | 6.4 | 6.12 | |
| 21 | Anita Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 773 | X | 36 | 6.38 | 6.14 | |
| 22 | Emmett Mullally | St. Finbarr's | 762 | X | 29 | 7.1 | 6.19 | |
| 23 | Fiona Keohane | St. Finbarr's | 778 | X | 32 | 7.3 | 7.06 | |
| 24 | Louise Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 764 | X | 34 | 7.45 | 7.19 | |
| 1 non Cork PB | ||||||||
| Long Jump | ||||||||
| 1 | Sarah O'Keefe | Liscarroll | 770 | X | 4.58m | 4.74m |
| Name | Club | Comp No. | Male | Female | Age | P.B. | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | ||||||||||
| 1 | Liam Mulcahy | Leevale | 326 | X | 22 | 11.4 | 11.3 | |||
| 400m | ||||||||||
| 1 | Dean Cronin | Blarney Inniscarra | 363 | X | 52 | 50.94 | ||||
| 2 | Ciaran Nugent | Carraig na bhFear | 315 | X | 57 | 55.36 | ||||
| 800m | ||||||||||
| 1 | Charlie O'Donovan | Leevale | 358 | X | 16 | 1.57 | 1.56.36 | |||
| 2 | Paddy Barry | St Finbarr's | 312 | X | 26 | 2.26 | 2.14.15 | |||
| 3 | James Merrygood | Old Abbey | 347 | X | 17 | 2.20 | 2.16.26 | |||
| Shot | ||||||||||
| 1 | Finbarr Whelan | Liscarroll | 341 | X | 46 | 8.00 | 8.42 | |||
| 2 | Sarah O'Keeffe | Liscarroll | 362 | X | 16 | 7.90 | 8.25 | |||
| Discus | ||||||||||
| 1 | Roisin Howard | Bandon | 349 | X | 25 | 26.00 | 28.20 |
| Name | Club | Comp No. | Male | Female | Age | P.B. | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200m | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sarah O'Keeffe | Liscarroll | 396 | X | 16 | 29.33 | 28.45 | |||
| 800m | ||||||||||
| 1 | Eoin Hartnett | Midleton | 379 | X | 16 | 2.20 | 2.17.6 | |||
| 3000m | ||||||||||
| 1 | Heywood Richardson | Leevale | 398 | X | 22 | 9.31 | 9.07.63 | |||
| 2 | Mark Cronin | St Finbarr's | 375 | X | 31 | 9.45 | 9.23.25 | |||
| 3 | John O'Callaghan | Eagle | 11 | X | 45 | 10.20 | 10.05.37 | |||
| Javelin | ||||||||||
| 1 | Finbarr Whelan | Liscarroll | 5 | X | 46 | 28.00 | 28.58 | |||
| 2 | Sarah O'Keeffe | Liscarroll | 396 | X | 16 | 18.83 | 22.70 | |||
| Hammer | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sarah O'Keeffe | Liscarroll | 396 | X | 16 | 18.33 | 18.50 | |||
| Long Jump | ||||||||||
| 1 | Julie Cusack | Liscarroll | 4 | X | 18 | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Name | Club | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rd. 1 | 400m | 1 | Jodie Cusack | Liscarrol | 1 | |||
| 1 mile | 1 | Anita Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Catriona Santry | St. Finbarr's | 3 | |||||
| 3 | Owen Ryan | Ballymore | * | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Aiden Hartnett | Togher | 5 | |||||
| 5 | Marie Hegarty | Belgooley | 6 | |||||
| 6 | David O'Riordan | Carrigna bhFear | 7 | |||||
| 7 | David Butler | St. Finbarr's | 8 | |||||
| 8 | Brian Harty | Midleton | 9 | |||||
| 9 | Vivian Foley | Eagle | 10 | |||||
| 10 | Ian Dorgan | St. Finbarr's | * | 11 | ||||
| 11 | Gus Keohane | Carrigna bhFear | 12 | |||||
| 12 | John Collins | Skibereen | 13 | |||||
| L J | 1 | Hayley Fitzgerald | Belgooley | 14 | ||||
| Rd. 2 | 200m | 1 | Ray Walsh | Abbey Striders | 15 | |||
| 800m | 1 | Billy Cronin | West Muskerry | 16 | ||||
| 2 | Thomas O'Connor | Bandon | 17 | |||||
| 3000m | 1 | Trevor Cummins | Ballymore Cbh | * | 18 | |||
| 2 | Ken Geary | Eagle | 19 | |||||
| Rd 3 | H J | 1 | David O'Donovan | Eagle | 20 | |||
| 400m | 1 | Stephen Holland | Bandon | 21 | ||||
| 2 | Conor O'Driscoll | Leevale | 22 | |||||
| 3 | Finbarr O'Dwyer | Leevale | 23 | |||||
| 4 | Shane O'Sullivan | Leevale | 24 | |||||
| 1500m | 1 | Shane O'Rahilly | North Cork | 25 | ||||
| 2 | Owen Ryan | Ballymore Cobh | ** | 26 | ||||
| 3 | Ian Dorgan | St Finbarr's | ** | 27 | ||||
| 100m | 1 | Eugene McVeigh | Belgooley | 28 | ||||
| 2 | Lorcan McVeigh | Belgooley | 29 | |||||
| Rd. 4 | 200m | 1 | Scott Gibson | Bandon | 30 | |||
| 800m | 1 | Stephen Holland | Bantry | 31 | ||||
| 3000m | 1 | Trevor Cummins | Ballymore Cobh | ** | 32 | |||
| 2 | Owen Ryan | Ballymore Cobh | *** | 33 | ||||
| 3 | Fergal Curtin | Youghal | 34 | |||||
| 4 | Ian Dorgan | St. Finbarrs | *** | 35 | ||||
| Rd. 5 | 400m | 1 | Keith Burke | Eagle | 36 | |||
| 2 | Danny Allen | Bandon | 37 | |||||
| 1500m | 1 | Mark Buckley | North Cork | 38 | ||||
| 2 | Mark Cronin | St. Finbarr's | 39 | |||||
| Shot | 1 | Mike Keohane | Rosscarbery | 40 | ||||
| 2 | Finbar Whelan | Liscarrol | 41 | |||||
| Rd. 6 | 200m | 1 | Danny Allen | Bandon | 42 | |||
| 800m | 1 | Billy Cronin | West Muskerry | 43 | ||||
| 2 | Ian Dorgan | St. Finbarr's | **** | 44 | ||||
| Javelin | 1 | Ian Hartnett | Togher | 45 | ||||
| 3000m | 1 | David Fox | Leevale | 46 | ||||
| 2 | Andrew Hobbs | Leevale | 47 | |||||
| 3 | Donacha Lehane | Eagle | 48 |
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues Round 1 Results 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues Round 2 Results 2016
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues Round 3 Results 2016
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues Round 4 Schedule 2016
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues Round 5 Schedule 2016
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues Round 6 Schedule 2016
Cork Athletics Graded Leagues
Bydgoszcz - Day 2 - Wednesday July 20th 2016
Micheala Walsh (Swinford) and Adam King (Iveragh) starred on the second day of the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz setting national U20 shot put and hammer records respectively.
Walsh has been setting new standards in the throws in the last number of years and that upw2 - ard trajectory continued in Poland when she advanced to the final of the women’s shot put with a best of 15.31m – adding 16cm to her old record she set this summer when she won the England U20 Championships.
The Swinford athlete finished 11th in the final this evening with a best of 14.71m. She finished 10th in the World Youths last year and this is further progress as she builds towards the European Junior Championships next year.
It was a great morning for the throwers with Adam King making the U20 men’s hammer final with a national U20 record of 71.60m. Unfortunately Owen Russell (St Andrew’s) missed out on the final by just one place - he finished 13th overall with a best of 70.34m. The final takes place on Friday (July 22).
Carla Sweeney (WSAF) and Louise Shanahan (Leevale) bowed out of the women's 800m at the World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz this evening, both finishing 6th in their respective semi-finals. Shanahan finished 6th in the first semi-final with a season’s best of 2:08.43 while Sweeney was 6th in the third 800m semi-final in 2:07.78.
Jenna Bromell (Emerald) finished 8th in the third 400m semi-final in 55.20.
You can watch video interviews with the athletes on the Athletics Ireland Facebook page
Elizabeth Morland (Cushinstown) gets her heptathlon campaign underway tomorrow while Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport) competes in the heats of the 200m.
Irish timetable July 21
Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport) 200m heats 12:00
Elizabeth Morland (Cushinstown) Heptathlon
