Following the publication of the final 'Road to Istanbul' ranking list, Athletics Ireland has announced the following selections to the European Athletics Indoor Championships to be held in Istanbul from 2nd to 5th March 2023.
The team includes twice European Indoor 800m medallist Mark English, World Indoor 60m Hurdles finalist Sarah Lavin, Commonwealth Games Hepathlon medallist Kate O'Connor and recent national 60m record breaker Israel Olatunde. The Women's 4x400m relay team is included as one of only six qualifying nations and will compete in a straight final.
Athletes may yet be added to this team should an eligible athlete move into a qualifying spot on the 'Road to Istanbul'.
Name | Event | Club | Coach |
Joan Healy | 60m | Leevale AC | Derval O'Rourke & Marian Heffernan |
Sarah lavin | 60mH | Emerald AC | Noelle Morrissey |
Sharlene Mawdsley | 400m & 4x400m | Newport AC | Gary Ryan |
Sophie Becker | 400m & 4x400m | Raheny Shamrocks AC | Jeremy Lyons & Gerard O'Donnell |
Cliodhna Manning | 400m & 4x400m | Kilkenny City Harriers | Peter Lyons |
Kate O'Connor | Pentathlon | Dundalk St Gerards | Michael O'Connor |
Phil Healy | 4x400m | Bandon AC | Shane McCormack |
Miriam Daly | 4x400m | Carrick-on-Suir AC | Hayley Harrison |
Niamh Murray | 4x400m | Bray Runners | Aine Murray |
Israel Olatunde | 60m | UCD AC | Daniel Kilgallon |
Mark English | 800m | Finn Valley AC | Feidhlim Kelly |
John Fitzsimons | 800m | Kildare AC | Joe Ryan |
Andrew Coscoran | 1500m | Star of the Sea AC | Feidhlim Kelly |
Luke McCann | 1500m | UCD AC | Thomas Dreißigacker & Clark McCann |
Darragh McElhinney | 3000m | UCD AC | Emmett Dunleavy |
Head of Delegation: Paul McNamara
Team Leader: Teresa McDaid
Personal coaches; Michael O’Connor, Feidhlim Kelly, Noelle Morrissey, Gary Ryan, Daniel Kilgallon, Emmett Dunleavy. Jeremy Lyons, Gerard O’Donnell
Physios: Ciara McCallion , Declan Monaghan
Published 22/02/2023 at 15:15
Updated 27/02/2023