Nicola Tuthill has won a silver medal in the U23 Hammer Throw Final at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal this afternoon (March 10th). It marks the second year in a row that Tuthill has claimed the U23 Hammer Throw silver at the event. 2023 saw Tuthill become the first Irish athlete ever to win a medal at the European Throwing Cup, when she took silver in the women’s U23 hammer competition at the same venue in Leiria.

Tuthill posted a superb first round throw of 67.39 which would ultimately prove to be her best of today’s competition. Tuthill backed up her first round throw with a 67.12 on her second attempt, a throw that in itself has only be bettered by Tuthill and Irish record holder Eileen O'Keeffe (73.21 NR).

European Throwing Cup: Hammer Throw Women U23 Final Result:

1. LÖFMAN Thea SWE - Sweden 68.08PB
2. TUTHILL Nicola IRL - Ireland 67.39SB
3. KOPPELI Aada FIN - Finland 64.88SB

Nicola Tuthill Round Attempts:

1. 67.39
2. 67.12
3. X
4. 63.86
5. 65.45
6. X

Today’s performance bodes well for Tuthill’s upcoming season where she’ll look to build on the form that also saw the UCD athlete claim a second-place finish in the Hammer competition at the European Team Championships in Poland last summer, a competition that saw her PB with a huge 67.85 which bettered her own Irish U23 record.

Latest Irish results from European Throwing Cup:

• Nicola Tuthill - U23 Women's Hammer (2nd - 67.39SB)
• Ciara Sheehy - U23 Women's Shot (5th Final B - 13.59)
• Anna Gavigan - U23 Women's Discus (15th - SB 44.10)
• Niamh Fogarty - Senior Women’s Discus (4th Final B - PB 55.17)
• Oisin Joyce - U23 Men’s Javelin (7th  - PB 70.84)

Full results: https://tinyurl.com/y8wvzaab

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