Team Ireland ready for European U20 Championships

A team of 32 Irish athletes will take their place among the 44 countries set to compete at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships which are being hosted in Jerusalem, Israel, from the 7th to 10th August 2023.  The team includes 18 individual competitors along with relay squads in the men's 4x100m, men's 4x400m, and women's 4x400m.

Nick Griggs, reigning European U20 Champion over 3000m, will lead the Irish challenge with the Candour Track Club athlete holding entries in both the 1500m and 3000m. Griggs heads into these championships ranked second in the 1500m behind Niels Laros (NED) on his season’s best, while his 7:53.24 from earlier this season ranks him number one in the 3,000m where he could also face off against the Dutch athlete.

Elizabeth Ndudi goes into the championships as Ireland's top ranked female athlete having recently bettered her own U20 Long Jump record with a 6.44m leap in Mannheim. The Dundrum South Dublin athlete followed up that impressive performance with a gold medal winning display at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Morton Stadium last weekend.

Leading out Team Ireland on day 1 will be Ava Rochford of Nenagh Olympic who will have eyes on making Wednesday’s long jump final. Rochford will head into Monday's qualifying round buoyed by a string of consistent performances which included a personal best of 1.80m back in May.

All the action from Jerusalem will be streamed live on All Athletics TV in partnership with RTE. Updates will be available across all of Athletics Ireland’s social media channels throughout the day.

Team Ireland Schedule:

Morning – Monday 7th August – Irish Time (Jerusalem time)

• Ava Rochford – Women’s High Jump – Qualifying – 06:25 (08:25)
• Jack Fenelon – Men’s 3000m – Round One – 07:03 (09:03)
• Niall Murphy – Men’s 3000m – Round One – 07:03 (09:03)
• Nick Griggs – Men’s 3000m – Round One – 07:03 (09:03)
• Niamh Murray – Women’s 400m – Round One – 08:45 (10:45)

Evening – Monday 7th August

• Oisin Joyce – Men’s Javelin – Qualifying Group A – 14:55 (16:55)
• Lucy-May Sleeman – Women’s 100m – Round One – 15:30 (17:30)
• Oisin Joyce – Men’s Javelin – Qualifying Group B – 16:07 (18:07)
• Adam Nolan – Men’s 110m Hurdles – Round One – 16:10 (18:10)
• Lughaidh Mallon – Men’s 1500m – Round One – 17:40 (19:40)
• Nick Griggs – Men’s 1500m – Round One – 17:40 (19:40)
• Lucy-May Sleeman – Women’s 100m – Semi-Final – 18:20 (20:20) *

Morning – Tuesday 8th August

• Victoria Amiadamen – Women’s 400m Hurdles – Round One – 06:35 (08:35)
• Fintan Dewhirst – Men’s 400m Hurdles – Round One – 07:05 (09:05)
• Niamh Murray – Women’s 400m – Semi-Final – 07:40 (09:40) *
• Lucy-May Sleeman – Women’s 200m – Round One – 08:25 (10:25)

Evening – Tuesday 8th August

• Adam Nolan – Men’s 110m Hurdles – Semi-Final – 15:30 (17:30) *
• Maeve O’Neill – Women’s 800m – Round One – 16:15 (18:15)
• Neil Culhane – Men’s 800m – Round One – 16:35 (18:35)
• Adam Nolan – Men’s 110m Hurdles – Final – 17:30 (19:30) *
• Lucy-May Sleeman – Women’s 100m – Final – 18:00 (20:00) *

Morning – Wednesday 9th August

• Anna Gavigan – Women’s Discus – Qualification Group A – 06:00 (08:00)
• Elizabeth Ndudi – Women’s Long Jump – Qualification – 06:05 (08:05)
• Anna Gavigan – Women’s Discus – Qualification Group B – 07:10 (09:10)
• Lughaidh Mallon – Men’s 1500m – Final – 07:25 (09:25) *
• Nick Griggs – Men’s 1500m – Final – 07:25 (09:25) *
• Women’s 4x400m Relay – Round One – 07:40 (09:40)
• Men’s 4x400m Relay – Round One – 08:05 (10:05)
• Fintan Dewhirst – Men’s 400m Hurdles – Semi-Final – 08:35 (10:35) *
• Victoria Amiadamen – Women’s 400m Hurdles – Semi-Final – 08:55 (10:55) *
• Lucy-May Sleeman – Women’s 200m – Semi-Final – 09:10 (11:10) *

Evening – Wednesday 9th August

• Niamh Murray – Women’s 400m – Final – 17:07 (19:07) *
• Ava Rochford – Women’s High Jump – Final – 17:15 (19:15) *
• Jack Fenelon – Men’s 3000m – Final – 17:35 (19:35) *
• Niall Murphy – Men’s 3000m – Final – 17:35 (19:35) *
• Nick Griggs – Men’s 3000m – Final – 17:35 (19:35) *
• Oisin Joyce – Men’s Javelin – Final – 17:50 (19:50) *
• Lucy-May Sleeman – Women’s 200m – Final – 18:05 (20:05) *

Morning – Thursday 10th August

• Elizabeth Ndudi – Women’s Long Jump – Final – 07:15 (09:15) *
• Men’s 4x100m Relay – Round One – 07:55 (09:55)

Evening – Thursday 10th August

• Victoria Amiadamen – Women’s 400m Hurdles – Final – 15:30 (17:30) *
• Fintan Dewhirst – Men’s 400m Hurdles – Final – 15:45 (17:45) *
• Maeve O’Neill – Women’s 800m – Final – 15:57 (17:57) *
• Neil Culhane – Men’s 800m – Final – 16:15 (18:15) *
• Men’s 4x100m Relay – Final – 17:05 (19:05) *
• Louise O’Mahony – Women’s 5000m – Final – 17:20 (19:20)
• Avril Millerick – Women’s 5000m – Final – 17:20 (19:20)
• Anna Gavigan – Women’s Discus – Final – 17:52 (19:52) *
• Jonas Stafford – Men’s 5000m – Final – 18:20 (20:20)
• Women’s 4x400m Relay – Final – 19:06 (21:06) *
• Men’s 4x400m Relay – Final – 19:16 (21:16) *

*Subject to qualification

• Entry lists: Here
• Schedule & Results: Here
• Further event information: Here

European U20 Medal Winners:

1975 5,000m John Treacy SILVER

1985 3,000m Nick O’Brien GOLD

1987 Decathlon Barry Walsh BRONZE

1991 5,000m Mark Carroll GOLD

1993 800m David Matthews BRONZE

1997 1,500m Gareth Turnbull BRONZE

1999 200m Ciara Sheehy BRONZE 23.49

2003 400m Joanne Cuddihy SILVER

2005 1,500m Colin Costello GOLD

2005 1,500m Danny Darcy SILVER

2011 1,500m Ciara Mageean SILVER

2013 100m H Sarah Lavin SILVER

2021 100m Rhasidat Adeleke GOLD

2021 200m Rhasidat Adeleke GOLD

2021 1500m Cian McPhillips GOLD

2021 3000m Nick Griggs GOLD