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Flor O'Leary Sets Irish M85 400m Record at County Masters T&F Championships 2019

Flor O'Leary Decimates Irish M85 400m Record

CIT Track

Sunday May 19th 2019

 

cork athletics county masters 400m championship race 1 2019 11Flor O'Leary, St Finbarrs AC, following his M85 400m record, with Coach Fergus O'Donovan

This afternoon, Flor O'Leary, St. Finbarr's AC, set a new Irish M85 record, when he ran 1:37.7, annihialating the previous 400m record of 2:02.3, set by Gerry Ward, in Belfast, on June 30th, last year.  Flor reduced the record by almost 25 seconds, during Heat 2 of the Masters Men's 400m

 

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Flor O'Leary surrounded by St Finbarr's colleagues after today's record-breaking run


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Flor's performance today also ranks as the second fastest M85 Performance for the year to date

world masters m85 400m rankings 2018

World Masters M85 Rankings 2019

 

 

In 2018 terms, Flor's time would have placed him 5th overall in the Rankings

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World Masters M85 Rankings 2018

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