Niamh Fitzgerald (Lucan)
Jackie Carthy Stamp of Kilmore AC in Co Wexford has won Ireland’s first gold medal at the European Masters’ Athletics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
Carthy won the W45 category in the cross-country, finishing second overall in the W35-50 race. Her time of 13 mins 245 secs put her just four seconds behind overall winner Christina Artuso of Italy who was first W35. Finishing third W70 was Evelyn McNelis of Naas AC, who earlier in the week was fourth in the 10,000m.
In the 1500m finals, Niamh Fitzgerald of Lucan Harriers took W40 silver in 4:46.32 behind British athlete Louise Rudd who clocked 4:41.92. Just missing out were Cathryn Brady of DSD fourth W50 and Cathal McLoughlin fourth M50.
On Saturday, Shane Sheridan of DSD M55 and Dorothy McLennan of Sportsworld W80 took bronze in the 100m. Ireland has won five medals so far starting with Declan Power’s silver in the M45 10,000m last Wednesday.
SARAH McCORMACK produced the best Irish result at the World Mountain Running Championships in Premana, Italy. She finished 17th in the women’s senior race won by Kenya’s Lucy Wanbui Murigi with the legendary Andrea Mayr of Austria a fighting second and USA first team. Uganda won the senior and junior men’s individual and team titles; also the junior women’s race.
ANNMARIE McGLYNN’s superb form continued on Thursday evening in Owen Roes 5kmin Co Tyrone. Her time of 15.53 saw her finish second overall and first woman by a margin of more than two minutes over her nearest challenger.
Sunday July 30
Cross-County:
W35-50: 1 Christina Artuso (Italy W35) 13.20, 2 Jackie Carthy Stamp (Kilmore AC, 1st W45) 13.24GOLD….26 Donna Evans (7th W50) 14.56.
W70: 3 Evelyn McNellis (Naas AC) 18.15. SILVER
M35: 9 Ronan Kearns 12.01. M40 7 Niall Sheil 11.34, 9 Arthur Laurnece 11.58.
1500m
M35: 12 Stephen Hunter 4:15.33, 15 David Walsh 4:19.31.
M40: 12 Peter O’Sullivan 4:15.76, 14 Niall Sheil 4:36
M45: 12 Eoin Fitzgerald 4:30.06
M50: 4 Cathal McLoughlin 4:19.90, 6 Patrick Malone 4:27.75.
W35: 5 Kathryn Casserly 4:51.65
W40: 1 Louise Rudd (GBR) 4:41.92, 2 Niamh Fitzgerald 4:46.32. SILVER
W45: 9 Aisling Smith 5:03.61.
W50: 4 Cathryn Brady 5:14.87.
Saturday July 29
100m:
W80: 1 Dorothy Fraser (GBR) 21. 45…3 Dorothy McLennan 25.84. BRONZE
M55: 1 Giancarlo D’Oro (Ita) 12.17…3 Shane Sheridan 12.53 (ran 12.40 in heat) BRONZE
Friday July 28
Decathlon:
M45: 7 Kevin Byrne 4,985 (Irish rec PV 3.20m)
M60: 6 Peadar McGing 4,156 (Irish rec hurdles 17.20 secs)
Thursday July 27
10,000m
W70: 1 Angela Copson (GBR) 44:25.14 (WR) ..4 Evelyn McNelis 52.55.48.
M45: 2 Declan Power 32:56.35.SILVER
World Mountain Running Championships, Premana, Italy
Women
Senior (64 finishers):1 Lucy Wanbui Murigi (Ken) 61.26,2 Andrae Mayr (Aut) 62.44.3 Sarah Tunstall (GBR) 64.16.
Irish – 17 Sarah McCormack 70.16, 28 Sarah Mulligan 74.14, 36 Sonya McConnon 77.23, 51 Esther Dickson 84.17. Teams – 1 USA 26, 2 Italy 32, 3 Czech Rep 41…8 Ireland 81
Junior (55 finishers): 1 Risper Chebt (UGA) 31.46, 2 Bahar Atalay (TUR) 33.02, 3 Lauren Gregory (USA) 33.33. Teams – 1 Romania 24, 2 USA 30 , 3 Italy 33
Men (99 finishers)
Senior: Victor Kiplangat (UGA) 53.31, 2 Joel Ayeko (UGA) 52.50, 3 Fred Musobo (UGA) 53.557, 4 Joseph Gray (USA) 55.35. Irish – 47 Brian MacMahon 63.24, 50 Ian Conroy 63.48, 53 Zak Hanna 64.37, 57 Andrew Annett 66.14. Teams – 1 Uganda 6, 2 Italy 25. 3 USA 34…14 Ireland 150.
Junior (59 finishers) : 1 Oscar Chelimo (UGA) 26.46, 2 Danile Pattis (ITA) 27.42, 3 Talon Hull (USA) 28.01. Irish: 35 Paul O’Donnell 32.29, 39 Alex Hunter 32.51, 51 Iosac Coleman 34.09, 55 Oisin Brennan 35.03. Teams – 1 Uganda 13, 2 Romania 22, 3 Italy 25…11 Ireland 125.
ROADS
Sunday July 30
SEAN HEALY MEMORIAL BALLYNONTY 10-Mile Road Race, Ballynonty, Co Tipperary
1 W Stephens (Coolquill) 54:50; 2 J Treacy (Thurles Crokes) 55:51; 3 P Cummins (Moycarkery-Coolcroo) 58:14; 4 T Mtinsi (KCH) 59:34; 5 G O’Sullivan 59:41; 6 G Clerkin (Grange-Fermoy, M45) 61:02. M40: 1 S Duggan (Templemore) 63:23; 2 J Fogarty (Thurles Crokes) 63:25; 3 A Barry 65:51.M45: 2 P Madden (Templemore) 61:55; 3 S Percy (Templemore) 62:24.M50: 1 D Kelleher (Leevale) 65:58; 2 N Proven (Clonmel) 69:43; 3 J Desmond (Eagle) 70:59.M55: 1 M Concannon (West Waterford) 73:27; 2 P Quirke 93:30; 3 M Heffernan (Ballynonty) 1:41:20.
M60: 1 M Alexander (Coolquill) 72:07; 2 G Raplh (Dundrum) 76:06; 3 N O’Brien (Clonmel) 82:51.M65: 1 J Walshe (East Cork) 86;32; 2 P Proctor (West Waterford) 87:45.
Women: 1 M Loughnane (Thurles Crokes) 64:31; 2 G Reilly (Portlaoise) 67:05; 3 A Roche (Clonmel) 69:56; 4 C Wiley (Galtee) 71:11; 5 B Ryan 73:07; 6 M Doherty (Clonmel, F40) 73:52.F35: 1 U Kiely (Ballynonty) 78:24; 2 M Maher (Thurles Crokes) 81:25.F40: 2 M O’Connell (Riocht) 82:57.F45: 1 S Johnson 76:40; 2 A Gaffney (West Waterford) 89:34; 3 A O’Mahony (Grange-Fermoy) 1:43:07.F50: 1 N Flynn-Murphy (Gneeveguilla) 99:10.F55: 1 M Mulcahy (St Finbarrs) 85:44.
Saturday July 29:
25th Annual Balla 10km: (full results at www.mayoac.com)
Men: 1 Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC) 31:51, 2 John Byrne (Mayo AC) 34:23, 3 Con Marshall (St Finbarr’s AC) 35:34. M40 1 Jerome Debize (GCH) 36:52. M50: 1 Brendan Brett (Corran AC) 40:36. M60 Joe Stagg (Corran AC) 45;04. MU20 Men: Joe Laffey (Invicta East Kent) 38:58
Team – Mayo AC
Women: 1 Kathy Gleeson (Claremorris) 38:55,2 Colette Tuohy (Mayo AC) 40:39, 3 Sarah Syron (Mayo AC) 40:58. W40 1 Claire Rowe (GCH) 43:16, W50 : 1 Angela O’Connor (Mayo AC) 41:55, W60 Lineke Beltman 61:41. U20 Esther Laffey 45:51. Team – Mayo AC
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