Gregan stars in Finland as Ireland lie 7th
Gregan stars in Finland as Ireland lie 7th
Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) highlighted the Irish team performance winning the 400m in 45.83 seconds at the European Team Championships League 1 in Vaasa, Finland where Ireland currently lie in 7th.
Gregan provided the only win of the day for Ireland but there were a number of good performances. Sinead Denny (DSD) had a good run in the women’s 400m finishing 5th in 53.68.
Amy Foster (City of Lisburn) had a good second in the women’s 100m in 11.70 and then helped the Irish team to second overall in the 4x100m relay having won their heat in 44.80.
Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) faded to fifth in a high quality 400m hurdles in 49.73 won by Norway’s star Karsten Warholm in a championship record of 48.46 seconds.
An Riocht’s Shona Heaslip made an excellent debut finishing fourth in the 3000m in a personal best of 9:15.32. Equally 17-year-old Ryan Carty Walsh (Adamstown) scored a personal best in the high jump with 2.10m for 10th.
Team captains Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle) and Sean Breathnach (Galway City Harriers) were also in action. O’Flaherty finished 7th in the 3,000m steeplechase in 10:11.88 while Breathnach was 11th in the shot put with 16.34m.
Sunday will conclude the action with Mark English (UCD) amongst those in action in the 800m.
European Teams Championships League 1, Vaasa, Finland Day 2
Women
100m: 2nd Amy Foster (City of Lisburn) 11.70
400m: 5th Sinead Denny (DSD) 53.68
800m: 6th Claire Mooney (Naas) 2:07.05.
3000m: 4th Shona Heaslip (An Riocht) 9:15.32 (PB)
Steeplechase: 7th Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle) 10:11.88
Pole vault: 12th Sarah McKeever (DSD) 3.80m
Triple jump: 6th Saragh Buggy (St Abban’s) 12.98m
Javelin: 11th Grace Casey (Eire Og Corra Choill AC) 43.37m
Hammer: 11th Cara Kennedy (Ferrybank) 51.82m
4x100m: 2nd Ireland (Amy Foster, Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport), Niamh Whelan(Ferrybank), Ciara Neville (Emerald)) 44.80
Men
400m: 1st Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) 45.83
1500m: 5th Paul Robinson (St Cocas’) 4:00.62.
5000m: 9th Mark Christie 14:25.14 (Mullingar Harriers)
400m Hurdles: 5th Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) 49.73.
High jump: 10th Ryan Carthy Walsh (Adamstown 2.10 (PB)
Long jump: 4th Adam McMullen (Crusaders) 7.64m
Hammer: 6th Dempsey McGuigan (Finn Valley) 65.72m.
Shot Put: 11th Sean Breathnach (Galway City Harriers) 16.34m.
4x100m: 8th Ireland (Christian Robinson (City of Lisburn), Eanna Madden (Carrick-on-Shannon), Mark Smyth (Raheny Shamrock), Marcus Lawler (St Laurence O’Toole) 40.45