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Irish Athletes at European Championships
European Athletics Championships History IRELAND Venues: 1934 Turin (ITA), 1938 Paris (FRA), 1946 Oslo (NOR), 1950 Brussels (BEL), 1954 Berne (SUI), 1958 Stockholm (SWE), 1962 Belgrade (YUG), 1966 Budapest (HUN), 1969 Athens (GRE), 1971 Helsinki (FIN), 1974 Rome (ITA), 1978 Prague (TCH), 1982 Athens (GRE), 1986 Stuttgart (FRG), 1990 Split (YUG), 1994 Helsinki (FIN), 1998 Budapest (HUN), 2002 Munich (GER), 2006 Goteborg (SWE), 2010 Barcelona (ESP), 2012 Helsinki (FIN), 2014 Zurich (SUI), 2016 Amsterdam (NED), 2018 Berlin (GER), 2020 Paris (FRA) Irish European Championship History - 1946-2018 1 Irish European Championship History - 1946-2018 2 Men 100m 1986 Philip Snoddy 7h4 10.88 2010 Jason Smyth 4h5 10.43 4 SF 10.46 2012 Jason Smyth 4h2 10.47 7 SF 10.52 200m 1986 Philip Snoddy 7h1 21.83 1998 Gary Ryan 3h3 20.76 8 SF 21.28 1998 Paul Brizzel 7h4 21.25 2002 Paul Brizzel 6h3 21.32 2002 Gary Ryan 6h4 20.93 5 QF 20.98 6 SF 20.98 2002 Paul Hession 8h5 21.28 2006 Paul Brizzel 4h2 20.84 DNF QF 2006 Paul Hession 2h4 20.81 3 QF 20.80 7 SF 21.09 2006 Gary Ryan 7h5 21.14 2010 Steven Colvert 7h3 21.14 2010 Paul Hession 2h4 20.69 4 SF 20.67 6 F 20.71 2012 Steven Colvert h3 DQ 2012 Paul Hession 2h4 20.75 4 SF 20.84 8 F 21.27 2016 Marcus Lawler 5h1 21.06 7 SF 21.33 2018 Marcus Lawler 5h2 20.80 2018 Leon Reid 2 SF 20.38 7 F 20.37 400m 1971 Fanahan McSweeney 4h4 47.34 7 SF 47.69 1986 Gerry Delaney 6h3 46.88 1986 Derek O’Connor 3h2 46.09 5 SF 45.94 1994 Tom McGuirk 5h2 47.14 1998 Eugene Farrell 8h1 47.56 2002 Paul McKee 2h2 46.03 5 SF 45.92 2002 Rob Daly -
All Time Athletics Caps - IRELAND (DRAFT)
1876-2018 All Time Athletics Caps - IRELAND (DRAFT) To be forgotten is to die twice The following is the list of athletes who have been selected and represented Ireland in Official Senior International Championships, Cups & Matches against other athletes who were all wearing national vests from 1876-2017. It is currently in draft form and the intention is to assign a unique number to every international to represent Ireland. Although Irish international athletes traditionally receive singlets, Cap is an acronym for "Country Appearance". If you have any corrections/additions please contact the AAI Technical Committee [email protected] (Updated Feb 2018) Top 20 Ireland Caps of All Time - Men & Women Rank Athlete Caps 1 Terry McHugh 45 2 Fionnuala McCormack (Britton) 36 3 Sonia O'Sullivan 34 4 John Treacy 33 4 TJ Kearns 33 6 Liam O'Brien 32 6 Derval O'Rourke 32 8 Gary Ryan 31 8 Anne Keenan-Buckley 31 8 Deirdre Nagle 31 11 Sean Egan 30 11 Robert Heffernan 30 13 Frank O'Mara 29 13 James Nolan 29 15 Maria McCambridge 27 16 Karen Shinkins 26 16 Patricia Walsh 26 18 Aisling Molloy 25 19 Eamonn Coghlan 24 19 Gerry Deegan 24 19 Kevin Atkinson 24 19 Olive Loughnane 24 19 Roisin Smyth 24 Top 20 Ireland Caps of All Time - Men Rank Athlete Caps 1 Terry McHugh 45 2 John Treacy 33 2 TJ Kearns 33 4 Liam O'Brien 32 5 Gary Ryan 31 6 Sean Egan 30 6 Robert Heffernan 30 8 Frank O'Mara 29 8 James Nolan 29 10 Eamonn Coghlan 24 10 Gerry Deegan 24 10 Kevin Atkinson 24 13 Seamus Power (d.o.b.28.11.70) 23 13 Liam Hennessy 23 15 Tom O'Riordan 22 15 Noel Carroll -
Department of State
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2201 C Street, NW., 20520, phone (202) 647–4000 HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, Secretary of State; born in Chicago, IL, October 26, 1947; education: B.A., Wellesley College, 1969; J.D., Yale Law School, 1973; professional: Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas School of Law, 1975; Attorney and Partner, Rose Law Firm, 1976–92; board member, Legal Services Corporation Board, 1978–81; First Lady of Arkansas, 1979–81 and 1983–92; board member, Children’s Defense Fund, 1986– 92; First Lady of the United States, 1993–2001; author, It Takes A Village, 1996; Living History, 2000; Senator from New York, 2001–09; committees: Armed Services; Budget; Environment and Public Works; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Select Committee on Aging; candidate for president, 2007–08; nominated by President Barack Obama to become the 67th Secretary of State, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 22, 2009. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Secretary of State.—Hillary Rodham Clinton, room 7226, 647–9572. Deputy Secretary.—James B. Steinberg. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources.—Jacob J. Lew. Executive Assistant.—Joseph E. Macmanus, 647–9572. Chief of Staff.—Cheryl Mills, 647–5548. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR WAR CRIMES ISSUES Ambassador-at-Large.—John C. ‘‘Clint’’ Williamson, room 7419A, 647–5072. Deputy.—Vacant, 647–5543. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF PROTOCOL Chief of Protocol.—Vacant, room 1232, 647–4543. Deputy Chief.—Vacant, 647–4120. OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS Director.—John M. Robinson, room 7428, 647–9295. Deputy Director.—Gregory B. Smith. OFFICE OF COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM Coordinator / Ambassador-at-Large.—Vacant, room 2509, 647–9892. -
Scottish Indoor Championships
SCOTTISH INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 9 201 February A scottishathletics history publication Date: Scottish Indoor Championships 1 CONTENTS Introduction 2 Championship Best Performances 4 Leading Medal Winners 5 Most Wins in a Single Event 6 Most Medals in a Single Event 6 Scottish Indoor Championship Winners - Men 7 Scottish Indoor Championship Winners - Women 12 Cover photo – Andrew Murphy on his way to winning the decathlon title in a new national record of 5,662 points (photo by Bobby Gavin) Scottish Indoor Championships 1 INTRODUCTION The first Scottish indoor championships were held at the Bell’s Sports Centre in Perth on 24 March 1972 with events for male athletes only. A year later, the championships were held for both men and women. The championships, held on Perth’s 154-metre track, were held for 5 years before falling into abeyance. During that time, the championships saw the emergence of future Olympic gold medallist Allan Wells, a Scottish title winner in 1974 – not in the 60 metres, but in the long jump. After a 10-year absence, the championships returned in 1987, held on a portable track erected at the Ingliston Exhibition Centre in Edinburgh. With the opening of an international standard 200 metres track at the Kelvin Hall in Gillian Cooke, winner of 19 medals - photo by Bobby Gavin Glasgow later that year, the championships found a new home and were held annually at the new venue from 1988 to 2012. The Kelvin Hall arena changed indoor athletics in Scotland, attracting the first British international match (v France) on 6 February 1988 and staging the European Indoor Championships in 1990. -
Scottish Indoor Championships
SCOTTISH INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS January 2018 A scottishathletics history publication Scottish Indoor Championships 1 Date: CONTENTS Introduction 2 Championship Best Performances 4 Leading Medal Winners 5 Most Wins in a Single Event 6 Most Medals in a Single Event 6 Scottish Indoor Championship Winners - Men 7 Scottish Indoor Championship Winners - Women 12 Cover photo – 2017 Scottish Indoor 60 metres champion Allan Hamilton, photographed by Bobby Gavin. Scottish Indoor Championships 1 INTRODUCTION The first Scottish indoor championships were held at the Bell’s Sports Centre in Perth on 24 March 1972 with events for male athletes only. A year later, the championships were held for both men and women. The championships, held on Perth’s 154-metre track, were held for 5 years before falling into abeyance. During that time, the championships saw the emergence of future Olympic gold medallist Allan Wells, a Scottish title winner in 1974 – not in the 60 metres, but in the long jump. After a 10-year absence, the championships returned in 1987, held on a portable track erected at the Ingliston Exhibition Centre in Edinburgh. With the opening of an international standard 200 metres track at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow later that year, the championships found a new home and were Gillian Cooke, winner of 17 medals - photo by Bobby Gavin held annually at the new venue from 1988 to 2012. The Kelvin Hall arena changed indoor athletics in Scotland, attracting the first British international match (v France) on 6 February 1988 and staging the European Indoor Championships in 1990. The venue was able to attract top British athletes to the Scottish Championships, with athletes of the calibre of Jonathan Edwards & Sally Gunnell (1989), Linford Christie (1990 and 1994), Katharine Merry (1992- 1994) and Colin Jackson (1997) among those who made the trip north to win Scottish titles. -
Irish Athletes at World Indoor Championships
IAAF World Indoor Championships History IRELAND Venues: 1987 Indianapolis (USA), 1989 Budapest (HUN), 1991 Seville (ESP), 1993 Toronto (CAN), 1995 Barcelona (ESP), 1997 Paris (FRA), 1999 Maebashi (JPN), 2001 Lisbon (POR), 2003 Birmingham (GBR), 2004 Budapest (HUN), 2006 Moscow (RUS) 2008 Valencia (ESP), 2010 Doha (QAT), 2012 Istanbul (TUR) 2014 Sopot (POL), 2016 Portland (USA), 2018 Birmingham (GBR) Irish World Indoor Championship History - 1987-2016 1 Men 60m 2004 Gary Ryan 5h6 6.83 200m 1997 Gary Ryan 3h4 21.13 5 SF 21.84 2003 Gary Ryan 2h2 21.07 3 SF 21.13 2003 Paul Brizzel 2h5 21.02 3 SF 20.96 2004 Paul Hession 3h1 21.12 2004 Paul Brizzel 2h2 21.12 SF DNS 400m 2003 Paul McKee 2h2 46.68 1 SF 46.24 NR =3 45.99 NR 2003 David McCarthy 2h3 46.69 3 SF 46.61 5 46.61 2004 David McCarthy 4h4 46.94 5 SF 47.34 2004 Rob Daly 3h5 47.42 2006 David Gillick 5h1 47.61 2006 David McCarthy 2h5 46.68 6 SF 47.11 2010 David Gillick 1h2 46.72 2 SF 46.15 5 46.62 2010 Brian Gregan 3h4 47.26 800m 1995 David Matthews 1h4 1:49.90 4 SF 1:49.26 1997 David Matthews 5h1 1:49.65 1997 James Nolan 2h5 1:48.21 4 SF 1:48.75 1999 James Nolan 3h1 1:48.46 2 SF 1:47.54 5 1:47.77 1999 David Matthews 4h4 1:49.81 2001 Dan Caulfield 3h1 1:47.83 5 SF 1:47.79 2010 David McCarthy 4h3 1:51.88 1500m 1985 Enda Fitzpatrick 5h2 3:48.95 1987 Marcus O’Sullivan 2h1 3:40.96 1 3:39.04 1987 Eamonn Coghlan 5h2 3:43.40 1989 Marcus O’Sullivan 1h1 3:47.34 1 3:36.64 1991 Marcus O’Sullivan 4h1 3:45.29 4 3:44.79 1993 Marcus O’Sullivan 1h1 3:42.31 1 3:45.00 1995 Niall Bruton 2h1 3:43.00 4 3:45.05 -
WORLD CHAMPI Features NATIONAL PRIDE
WORLD CHAMPI features NATIONAL PRIDE. Frank Greally reports from the Kelloggs 12 Bran Flakes BLE National T&F Championships. QUEEN MICHELE. Sean McGoldrick on Michele Carroll - 14 Ireland's best and most durable sprinter. OFF THE RECORD. Below par perhaps, but this year's Bislett 16 Games still provided many fine performances. RECORD MACHINE. What can you say about Noureddine 18 Morceli? Phil Minshull tries anyway. NINE DAYS IN GOTHENBURG. Ten pages of results, analysis 26 and comment on the fifth World Athletics Championships. OLYMPIC SHOWDOWN. Pat Hickey talks to Sean 54 McGoldrick. departments & regulars FOOTNOTES News from the REFLECTIONS The best of 6 sport. 50 George Sheehan. TRIBUTE Michael Joyce FIXTURES What's going on 9 remembers Fanahan 52 and where. McSweeney. HEALTH & FITNESS Tips for VETERANS Pat Bonass on 10 a better, leaner life. 58 the age-group scene. YOUNG ATHLETE Liam UPDATE News of the 1995 22 Moggan with news, tips and 60 Golden Pages Dublin training for younger readers. Marathon. RESULTS Six pages of names CROSSWORD A chance to 42 and races. 62 win with Reebok. No part of this magazine may be used or reproduced without the express permission of the editor or publishers, and even if such permission is given, the source must be acknowledged when used. This also applies to advertising originated by the publishers. :r Frank Greally • Marketing Director Martin Joyce • Subeditor Colette Cowlard • Consulting Editor Conor O'Hagan • : :craphy Sportsfile Terry O'Rourke, Stephen Humphreys, INPHO, Mark Shearman • Accounts Joyce Williams • - : r~ : - ; Sdes Media Representation Services, Declan Matthews, Robert Heuston. • Production Co-Ordinator Annette Quirke • Jim Aughney, Anne Barry Pat Bonass, Noel Carroll, Joe Conway, John Dooley, Richard Gallagher, Rory - Gerard Hartmann, Brendan Hackett, Dick Hooper, Frank Horwill, Michael Joyce, Pat McCourt, Sean McGoldrick, Ge—. -
Time Irish Athletics Caps (1876-2021)
1876-2021 All Time Athletics Caps - IRELAND (DRAFT) To be forgotten is to die twice The following is the list of athletes who have been selected and represented Ireland in Official Senior International Championships, Cups & Matches against other athletes who were all wearing national vests from 1876-2021. It is currently in draft form and the intention is to assign a unique number to every international to represent Ireland. Although Irish international athletes traditionally receive singlets, Cap is an acronym for "Country Appearance". If you have any corrections/additions please contact the AAI Technical Committee [email protected] or [email protected] (Updated June 2021) Top 20 Ireland Caps of All Time - Men & Women Rank Athlete Caps 1 Terry McHugh 48 2 Fionnuala McCormack (Britton) 40 3 TJ Kearns 37 4 John Treacy 34 4 Liam O'Brien 34 6 Sonia O'Sullivan 33 7 Derval O'Rourke 32 8 Gary Ryan 31 8 Sean Egan 31 8 Deirdre Nagle 31 8 Frank O'Mara 31 8 Robert Heffernan 31 13 Anne Keenan-Buckley 30 14 James Nolan 29 15 Aisling Molloy 28 16 Maria McCambridge 27 16 Kevin Atkinson 27 16 Sharon Foley (Gallen) 27 19 Karen Shinkins 26 20 Roisin Smyth 25 20 Patricia Amond 25 20 Kerry O'Flaherty (Harty) 25 20 Eamonn Coghlan 25 20 Olive Loughnane 25 20 Gerry Deegan 25 20 Seamus Power (d.o.b.28.11.70) 25 Top 20 Ireland Caps of All Time - Men Rank Athlete Caps 1 Terry McHugh 48 2 TJ Kearns 37 3 John Treacy 34 3 Liam O'Brien 34 5 Gary Ryan 31 5 Sean Egan 31 5 Frank O'Mara 31 5 Robert Heffernan 31 9 James Nolan 29 10 Kevin Atkinson 27 11 Eamonn Coghlan -
Irish Athletics Olympians, by Event
European Athletics Championships History IRELAND Venues: 1934 Turin (ITA), 1938 Paris (FRA), 1946 Oslo (NOR), 1950 Brussels (BEL), 1954 Berne (SUI), 1958 Stockholm (SWE), 1962 Belgrade (YUG), 1966 Budapest (HUN), 1969 Athens (GRE), 1971 Helsinki (FIN), 1974 Rome (ITA), 1978 Prague (TCH), 1982 Athens (GRE), 1986 Stuttgart (FRG), 1990 Split (YUG), 1994 Helsinki (FIN), 1998 Budapest (HUN), 2002 Munich (GER), 2006 Goteborg (SWE), 2010 Barcelona (ESP), 2012 Helsinki (FIN), 2014 Zurich (SUI), 2016 Amsterdam (NED), 2018 Berlin (GER) Irish European Championship History - 1946-2014 1 Irish European Championship History - 1946-2014 2 Men 100m 1986 Philip Snoddy 7h4 10.88 2010 Jason Smyth 4h5 10.43 4 SF 10.46 2012 Jason Smyth 4h2 10.47 7 SF 10.52 200m 1986 Philip Snoddy 7h1 21.83 1998 Gary Ryan 3h3 20.76 8 SF 21.28 1998 Paul Brizzel 7h4 21.25 2002 Paul Brizzel 6h3 21.32 2002 Gary Ryan 6h4 20.93 5 QF 20.98 6 SF 20.98 2002 Paul Hession 8h5 21.28 2006 Paul Brizzel 4h2 20.84 DNF QF 2006 Paul Hession 2h4 20.81 3 QF 20.80 7 SF 21.09 2006 Gary Ryan 7h5 21.14 2010 Steven Colvert 7h3 21.14 2010 Paul Hession 2h4 20.69 4 SF 20.67 6 F 20.71 2012 Steven Colvert h3 DQ 2012 Paul Hession 2h4 20.75 4 SF 20.84 8 F 21.27 400m 1971 Fanahan McSweeney 4h4 47.34 7 SF 47.69 1986 Gerry Delaney 6h3 46.88 1986 Derek O’Connor 3h2 46.09 5 SF 45.94 1994 Tom McGuirk 5h2 47.14 1998 Eugene Farrell 8h1 47.56 2002 Paul McKee 2h2 46.03 5 SF 45.92 2002 Rob Daly 5h3 46.67 2002 David McCarthy 7h1 47.30 2006 Paul McKee 5h1 46.48 2006 David Gillick 2h2 46.16 7 SF 46.84 2006 David McCarthy -
From an Orphanage to Greatest Show on Earth
Weekend Sport Irish Examiner Saturday, 16.02.2019 26 THE BIG INTERVIEW THE CATHAL DENNEHY INTERVIEW From a very challenging childhood to the Olympic Games, and the pursuit of his long-lost mother, life has taken some strange twist and turns for Shane Healy. But the 50-year-old is now ready to write a new chapter From an orphanage to greatest show on earth e finds a way. He has heartfelt message. dad’s best swing. A phone call from the Keen to move on to a university, he to. Doesn’t have any “I said, ‘look, Mum, I know you didn’t principal had been his undoing, and Healy called renowned distance-running guru other choice. Never get on well with Dad, but you brought me was soon switched to a school in Harold’s Joe Vigil, who was then head coach at did. into this world. I’d love to see you and my Cross, where he began to thrive. Adams State in Alamosa, Colorado. Vigil Sitting in the sister Lorraine again.’” But a move to Whitehall a couple of laughed him off the phone when Healy kitchen of his He never heard back, and there’s a re- years later saw him lose interest in told him his mile best was just 4:17, but the home in Co signed acceptance in his words this week. education, Healy dropping out of school at Irishman kept calling, kept working, kept Louth, Shane “My mother would be 80 now, I don’t know 13 and working various jobs throughout improving, until he was eventually offered Healy’s face if she’s still alive,” he says. -
All Time Athletics Caps - IRELAND (DRAFT)
1876-2021 All Time Athletics Caps - IRELAND (DRAFT) To be forgotten is to die twice The following is the list of athletes who have been selected and represented Ireland in Official Senior International Championships, Cups & Matches against other athletes who were all wearing national vests from 1876-2021. It is currently in draft form and the intention is to assign a unique number to every international to represent Ireland. Although Irish international athletes traditionally receive singlets, Cap is an acronym for "Country Appearance". If you have any corrections/additions please contact the AAI Technical Committee [email protected] or [email protected] (Updated March 2021) Top 20 Ireland Caps of All Time - Men & Women Rank Athlete Caps 1 Terry McHugh 48 2 Fionnuala McCormack (Britton) 40 3 TJ Kearns 37 4 John Treacy 34 4 Liam O'Brien 34 6 Sonia O'Sullivan 33 7 Derval O'Rourke 32 8 Gary Ryan 31 8 Sean Egan 31 8 Deirdre Nagle 31 8 Frank O'Mara 31 8 Robert Heffernan 31 13 Anne Keenan-Buckley 30 14 James Nolan 29 15 Aisling Molloy 28 16 Maria McCambridge 27 16 Kevin Atkinson 27 16 Sharon Foley (Gallen) 27 19 Karen Shinkins 26 20 Roisin Smyth 25 20 Patricia Amond 25 20 Kerry O'Flaherty (Harty) 25 20 Eamonn Coghlan 25 20 Olive Loughnane 25 20 Gerry Deegan 25 20 Seamus Power (d.o.b.28.11.70) 25 Top 20 Ireland Caps of All Time - Men Rank Athlete Caps 1 Terry McHugh 48 2 TJ Kearns 37 3 John Treacy 34 3 Liam O'Brien 34 5 Gary Ryan 31 5 Sean Egan 31 5 Frank O'Mara 31 5 Robert Heffernan 31 9 James Nolan 29 10 Kevin Atkinson 27 11 Eamonn Coghlan