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Rome Day 6: Evening Session

12 June 2024

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SILVER FOR WOMEN’S RELAY AS IRELAND ROUND OUT RECORD-BREAKING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ireland's 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a silver medal at the European Championships in Rome with a new national record time of 3:22.71NR.

The performance sealed a historic championships for the Irish, marking the best ever medal haul from an Irish team at a Europeans. Tonight’s silver added to the gold medals of Ciara Mageaan (1500m) and the mixed relay team (4x400m), alongside Rhadisat Adeleke’s silver in the 400m.

With the pressure of a country watching in exception, the women’s relay team ran a superb race to claim the silver, smashing the old 4x400m record by a staggering 1.7 seconds.

Becker was fast out of the blocks and recorded a spit of 52.00, with Lieke Klaver (NED) ensuring the Netherlands led at the first changeover.

Adeleke (49.36) received the baton for Ireland's second leg and ran a storming 400 before handing over to Healy (51.51) with a slender lead for the penultimate leg.

A smooth changeover from Healy to Mawdsley (49.84) saw Ireland chasing down the Netherlands who were anchored by world indoor 400m record holder Femke Bol.

Mawdsley ran yet another superb final leg, briefly looking as though she may challenge for gold coming into the final 50 meters, ultimately settling for a superb silver medal for the Irish.

Ireland also had five athletes take to the men’s 10,000m with Efrem Gidey leading the way for Ireland.  The Clonliffe athlete went with the leading pack until 8000m before an injection of pace saw Gidey slip back through the field.

Gidey would stick to his task bravely to cross the line in 12th in 28:16.94. Brian Fay was 20th, Barry Keane finished 21st, Peter Lynch was 22nd and Cormac Dalton recorded a 24th-place finish.

Reigning Olympic and European champion Jakob Ingebrigsten dictated the men’s 1500m, winning in a championship record of 3:31.95 with Ireland’s Andrew Coscoran crossing in 13th in  3:34.76.

Results Summary:

  • Women’s 4x400m Relay – Final – 2nd in 3:22.71 NR
  • Efrem Gidey – Men’s 10,000m – Final – 12th in 28:16.94 (A Race)
  • Brian Fay – Men’s 10,000m – Final – 20th in 28:40.53 (A Race)
  • Barry Keane – Men’s 10,000m – Final – 21st in 28:53.34 (A Race)
  • Peter Lynch – Men’s 10,000m – Final – 22nd in 29:02.00 (A Race)
  • Cormac Dalton – Men’s 10,000m – Final – 24th in 29:15.30 SB (A Race)
  • Andrew Coscoran – Men’s 1500m – Final – 13th in 3:34.76
  • Full results list: HERE

FULL TEAM IRELAND WRAP RELEASE WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW (JUNE 13TH)

Ireland claimed medals at 12 of the 25 previous editions of the European Championships and before this week in Rome, only one athlete had ever won gold in the event’s 90-year history – Sonia O’Sullivan.

  • 2024 Gold - Mixed 4x400 (Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Tom Barr, Sharlene Mawdsley)
  • 2024 Gold - 1500m Ciara Mageean
  • 2024 Silver - 400m Rhasidat Adeleke
  • 2024 Silver - Women's 4x400 (Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy, Sharlene Mawdsley)
  • National Records x 3 (Mixed Relay, Women’s Relay, Rhasidat Adeleke)
  • 12 Season’s Bests + 3 Personal Best’s

Summary

Athlete

Event(s)

Overall Placing

Result (in final appearance)

Note

Ciara Mageean

1500m

1

4:04.66

Gold

Mixed 4x400m

Relay

1

3:09.92

Gold + NR / CR

Rhasidat Adeleke

400m

2

49.07

Silver + NR

Women 4x400m

Relay

2

3:22.71

Silver + NR

Sarah Lavin

100mH

7

12.94

12.73 = SB in SF

Sarah Healy

1500m

7

4:06.77

 

Sharlene Mawdsley

400m

8

51.59

 

Nicola Tuthill

Hammer Throw

9

69.09m

 

Sophie Becker

400m

10

51.54

 

Men 4x400m

Relay

10

3:04.41

SB

Efrem Gidey

10,000m

12

28:16.94

 

Andrew Coscoran

1500m

13

3:34.76

 

Men 4x100m

Relay

13

39.34

SB

Brian Fay

5000m

14

13:29.48

 

Eric Favors

Shot Put

14

19.60m

 

Mark Smyth

200m

16

20.86

SB X 2

Thomas Barr

400mH

16

49.61

49.31SB in Heats

Jodie McCann

5000m

17

15:29.25

PB

Israel Olatunde

100m

19

10.40

10.31 SB in Heat

Anika Thompson

10,000m

20

33:19.42

 

Oisin Lane

20km Walk

23

1:25:02

 

Michelle Finn

3000mSC

24

9:46.93

SB

Chris  O'Donnell

400m

24*

*Semi-final DQ

45.69SB in Heats

Mark English

800m

25

1:46.73

 

Laura Mooney

10,000m

26

34:13.15

 

Phil Healy

200m

27

23.51

 

Brian Fay

10,000m

27

28:40.53

 

Nick Griggs

1500m

28

3:46.66

 

Louise Shanahan

800m

28

2:04.81

 

Kelly McGrory

400mH

31

57.10

PB

Barry Keane

10,000m

31

28:53.34

 

Peter Lynch

10,000m

32

29:02.00

 

Shona Heaslip

Half Marathon

34

1:12:19

SB

Cormac Dalton

10,000m

35

29:15.30

SB

Hiko Tonosa

Half Marathon

43

1:05:42

 

Emily Haggard Kearney

Half Marathon

64

1:17:04

SB

Homecoming – Thursday June 13th

The Irish team is arriving back in Dublin on several flights over the next 24 hours. The first of those flights in due in Dublin Airport at 9.45am tomorrow morning (Sharlene Mawdsley).

A second flight is due in at 5.40pm which includes Sophie Becker.

Phil Healy will be returning on the late flight, due in Dublin airport in the early hours of Friday morning.

Ciara Mageean, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr, and Chris O’Donnell have/are all flying on to destinations outside of Ireland and will not be returning to Dublin Airport.

  • Day by day reports from Rome 2024 HERE
  • National Senior Track & Field Championships, Morton Stadium, June 29th & 30th

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