Olive Loughnane (Loughrea AC) finished a remarkable second place at the IAAF Permit Race Walking Meet in Milan, Italy on Sunday 17th of June. Loughnane completed the course in a time of 91.33; conditions were brutally hot as the temperature reached 30 degrees Celsius. Loughnane stuck to her task and battled all the way to the line to secure a podium position.
Also competing over the weekend was Irish record holder Derval O’Rourke (Leevale AC) who ran 13.09 to place second at a grand prix event in Ried, Austria. This was a seasonal best performance by O’Rourke as she continues her preparations towards the London Olympics. Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers AC) was also in action at the same meet and convincingly won the 400m in a time of 46.01, which was a new stadium record. Gregan closest challenger was Andrew Steele of Great Britain who finished second in 46.32
Joanne Cuddihy (Kilkenny City Harriers AC) competed at the Znamensky Memorial in Russia. Cuddihy finished in second position in a time of 51.98, just behind the winner Lyudmila Litvinova of Russia 51.76.
Finally Steven Colvert (Crusaders AC) and Paul Hession (Athenry AC) were both back on track and competing in the 200m at the Norrvidden Sundsvall Wind Sprint event in Sweden. Colvert won the 200m in a time of 20.59 while Hession finished just behind in third place with a time of 20.87
Aviva England Athletics U20/U23 Championships & World Trials Bedford
U20M 400m hurdles - Heats
Heat 1
1 Ben KIELY Ireland 54.30 Q
Final
1 Jacob PAUL Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC 52.76
2 Ben KIELY Ireland 53.31
3 Sean ADAMS Southampton Athletics Club 53.57
U20M 400m - Heats
4 Paul SCANLAN Woodford Green & Essex Ladies AC 50.04 q
Semi Final
5 Paul SCANLAN Woodford Green & Essex Ladies AC 49.66 q
Final
6 Paul SCANLAN Woodford Green & Essex Ladies AC 49.96
U23W 100m - Heats
Semi 2 -0.6m/s
1 Torema THOMPSON Enfield & Haringey AC 11.76 Q
2 Catherine MCMANUS Ireland 11.92 Q
3 Niamh WHELAN Ferrybank AC 12.05 Q
Final
1 Ashleigh NELSON City of Stoke AC 11.46
5 Catherine MCMANUS 11.83
6 Niamh WHELAN 11.96
U20W High Jump
1 Evie Grogan Taunton AC 1.72
5 Sorcha Murphy Ferrybank AC 1.67
U23W Discus
1 Shadine Duquemin Shaftesbury 50.63
2 Shaunagh Brown Blackheath 48.53
3 Clare Fitzgerald Ireland 44.75
U20M Hammer
1 Michael Painter City Of Norwich AC 72.34
2 Nicholas Miller Border Harriers 70.16
3 Dempsey McGuigan West London Hammer School 69.62
U20M 100m - Final +0.0m/s
1 David BOLARINWA Newham & Essex Beagles 10.40
7 Marcus LAWLER Ireland 10.86
U20W 400m - Heats
1 Jessie KNIGHT Herne Hill Harriers 55.55 Q
2 Joanna MILLS Ballymena & Antrim AC 55.65 Q
Final
1 Kirsten MCASLAN Sale Harriers Manchester 54.11
2 Joanna MILLS Ballymena & Antrim AC 55.37
U20M 3000m S/Chase Final
5 Dalton MCGUIGAN Harrow AC 10:05.73
U23W 100m Hurdles - Heats
3 Catherine MCMANUS Ireland 13.88 Q
U20M 200m - Heats -1.1m/s
3 Marcus LAWLER Ireland 21.85 q
U23W 200m +0.8m/s
1 Emily DIAMOND Bristol & West AC 23.60
2 Niamh WHELAN Ferrybank AC 24.11
U20W 3000m
1 Emelia GORECKA Aldershot Farnham & District AC 9:22.11
2 Laura MUIR Dundee Hawkhill Harriers 9:32.05
3 Sarah COLLINS Eire (Ireland) 9:42.37
International Leichtathletik-Nacht Ried im Innkreis AUT
400m, Men - heats
1. GREGAN Brian 1989 IRL Tallaght A.C. 46,01
2. STEELE Andrew 1984 GBR TRAFFORD 46,32
3. CAN Yavuz 1987 TUR TUR 46,36 3./I
1. STEFANSSON Trausti 1985 ISL ISL 47,89
2. MULHALL Eoin 1990 IRL UCD 47,90
3. HOGAN Nick 1986 IRL Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 48,49
1500m, Men - heats
1. KELWON James 1990 KEN KEN 3:41,11
2. POPOV Ivan 1991 BUL SK Atlet-Mezdra 3:44,17
3. ROTICH Alex Kimtai 1987 KEN KEN 3:44,98
4. COGHLAN John 1988 IRL St. Brigid’s A.C. 3:46,40
5. RAABE Johannes 1987 GER LG Hannover 3:47,24
110m hurdles, Men - final B/A
Wind: -0,2
1. FOURIE Lehan 1987 RSA Nebraska 13,59
2. HUDSON Matt 1986 GBR GBR 13,88
3. TAGGART Simon 1986 IRL TCD 14,30
100m hurdles, Women - final B/A
Wind: -0,3
1. SCHROTT Beate 1988 AUT Union St. Pölten 13,07
2. O´ROURKE Derval 1981 IRL Leevale A.C. 13,09
3. SCHREIBEIS Viktoria 1979 AUT DSG Volksbank Wien 13,55
Windsprint Sundsvall SWE
100m M B-final Vind +1.0
1 Nil de Oliveira 86 Spårvägens FK 10.49
2 Paul Hession 83 Irland 10.53
3 Oskar Åberg 89 Huddinge AIS 10.71
100m M A-final Vind +0.1
1 Simone Collio 79 Italien 10.34
2 Hannes Dreyer 85 Sydafrika 10.43
3 Stefan Tärnhuvud 85 Sundsvalls FI 10.52
4 Steven Colvert 90 Irland 10.53
200m M A-heat Vind +1.5
1 Steven Colvert 90 Irland 20.59
2 Nil de Oliveira 86 Spårvägens FK 20.78
3 Paul Hession 83 Irland 20.87
4 Johan Wissman 82 IFK Helsingborg 21.05
110mh M A-final Vind +1.1
1 Fred Townsend 82 USA 13.39
2 Philip Nossmy 82 Malmö AI 13.56
3 Vladimir Vukicevic 91 Norge 13.77
4 Ruan de Vries 86 Sydafrika 13.90
5 Ian McDonald 84 Irland 14.36
Znamensky Memorial , Zhukovsky (RUS)
400m Women
1 69 LITVINOVA Lyudmila RUS 51.13
2 20 CUDDIHY Joanne 51.43
American Milers Series Meet 3 - 6/13/2012 - IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN
Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 LaCaze, Genevieve Australia 9:41.15 OL A
2 Garcia, Stephanie Unattached 9:47.76 OL B
3 Reilly, Stephanie Ireland 9:52.50 US A
4 Hyman, Mardea Jamaica 9:58.29 US B
5 Pease, Sarah Unattached 10:00.88
