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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 [...]
With less than a week to go until the Olympic women’s 20k race walk, 2009 World silver medalist Olive Loughnane takes time out of her busy schedule to chat to James Sullivan. Olive Loughnane is an elite race walker from County Galway, Ireland. She has represented her country in major championships for over a decade [...]
James Sullivan is back with another Q&A, this time with Irish middle distance runner Thomas Chamney, 3rd on the Irish all-time list for 800m. Thomas Chamney is an elite middle distance runner from County Cork, Ireland. He has competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games over 800m, and at two World Championships, at Osaka 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 is back with another interview with one of Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls, 800m runner David Campbell. David Campbell is an elite middle distance runner from County Kildare, Ireland, who specialises in the 800 metres. He represented Ireland at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg and the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. His PB of 1:45.59, [...]
A little later than planned, but James Sullivan is back with the final installment of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 3 (Q-Z) Q – Qualification standards With the London Olympics only around the corner, the dreaded B-Standard debate is well and truly under way. The Olympic Council of Ireland has firmly stated [...]
James Sullivan is back with part 2 of his A-Z of the 2011 athletics year. PART 2 (I-P) I – Incompetence Daegu 2011 marked the first occasion in the history of the World Championships where the BBC didn’t broadcast the event. Having covered every championship since the inaugural competition in 1983, the national broadcaster [...]
James Sullivan has been chatting with another of Ireland’s brightest prospects, 400 metre hurdler Jessie Barr, 5th at this year’s European Under-23 Championships. Jessie Barr is an elite athlete from County Waterford, Ireland, who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. At the 2011 European Under-23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, she finished in 5th place, recording a [...]
James Sullivan has been talking to Olympian Claire Bergin, currently a member of the Irish 4x400m team, about her experiences at the Vancouver Olympics and the recent Daegu World Athletics Championships, and her hopes for 2012. Claire Bergin is an elite sprinter and bobsledder from Dublin, Ireland. She was a member of the Irish bobsleigh team which [...]
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