James Sullivan has been chatting to Australian 400m runner Steven Solomon, finalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Steven Solomon is an elite athlete from Sydney, Australia, who specialises in the 400m. At the 2012 World Junior Championships he claimed the bronze medal in a personal best time of 45.52 seconds. Just four weeks later [...]
James Sullivan has been talking to another of Ireland’s rising stars, middle distance junior athlete Siofra Cleirigh Buttner. Siofra Cleirigh Buttner is a middle distance athlete from Dublin, Ireland. She won a silver medal over 1500m at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival. At the 2012 World Junior Championships she reached the semi-finals of the [...]
James Sullivan has been chatting to Australian decathlete Steve Cain who gives an in-depth insight into the life of an elite multi-eventer. Steve Cain is an elite athlete from Melbourne, Australia who specialises in the decathlon. He has won multiple Victorian State and Australian National championship titles at both junior and senior level. His PB [...]
In 2012 Tori Pena (Pole Vault), Mairead Murphy (Heptathlon) and Anita Fitzgibbon (Javelin) became the latest women to set new Irish records. But how do these compare to the other marks set by Irish women? James Sullivan has compiled a list of women’s Irish outdoor senior records from the strongest to weakest. Athletics is arguably the most [...]
In 2012 Robert Heffernan (50k Walk) and Brian McGovern (Pole Vault) became the latest men to set new Irish records. But how do these compare to the other marks set by Irish men? James Sullivan has compiled a list of men’s Irish outdoor senior records from the strongest to weakest. Athletics is arguably the most [...]
The next athlete in The Running Review hotseat is sprinter Niamh Whelan, who talks to James Sullivan about her background in the sport and her plans for 2012. Niamh Whelan is an elite sprinter from County Waterford, Ireland. She finished 11th in the 200m at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, missing out on a place in [...]
Having previously chatted to Claire Bergin, James Sullivan is back with an interview with another of the Irish women’s 4x400m relay quartet, Marian Heffernan. Marian Heffernan is an elite sprinter from County Cork, Ireland. She is currently a member of the Irish 4x400m relay team which finished 12th at the recent World Athletics Championships in [...]
James Sullivan has been having a chat with Maeve Kyle, OBE, Ireland’s first ever female Olympian, about her experiences in Melbourne, Rome and Tokyo, about life in Ireland during the 1950s and about the upcoming London Olympics. Maeve Kyle is a former athlete from County Kilkenny, Ireland. In 1956 she became the first woman to [...]
James Sullivan has been having a chat with Brian Gregan, silver medallist over 400 metres at the 2011 European Under-23 Championships. Brian Gregan is an elite sprinter from Dublin, Ireland, who specialises in the 400 metres. At the 2011 European Under-23 Championships he claimed the silver medal in a personal best time of 46.12 seconds. He [...]
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