Gough Reigns in Spain!

West Waterford’s Joe Gough broke his own newly minted European record  when he ran 2:14.45 to win the M60 800m at the European Masters Indoors in San Sebastian, Spain earlier today (Fri).

Gough finished a clear eight seconds ahead of Germany’s Schmidt for victory. He had run  2.26.91 in the heats and 2.27.15 in the semi-finals to books his place in the  final. He now competes in the tomorrow’s 1500m heats. Also over 800m, Kilkenny’s Ken Deevy finished a close second in the M55 final with a time of 2:12.89.

Irish medal winners so far (7 medals): 

Women: W55 – High jump: 2 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 1.30.
W75 Shot: 1 Sheila Champion (Sportsworld) 5.53. Javelin: 1 Sheila Champion 8.91. 60m: 3Dorothy  McLennan (Sportsworld)
Men:
M55 – 800m: 2 Ken Deevy (KCH).
M60 – 800m: 1 Joe Gough (W Waterford) 2:14.45
M80- High jump: 3 Pat Naughton (Nenagh Oly) 1.09.
Results (not complete)
European Masters Indoors, San Sebastian, Spain
W45 – 400m: SF 2, 2 Geraldine Finnegan (Dunleer) 1:06.52 (q), 800m: SF 1- 3 Finnegan 2:40.08 (q); final – 5, Finnegan 2:33.13. PV: 5 Finnegan 2.00. 3000m walk: 12 Anne Gormley (Donore) 19:28.78.
W55 – Shot: 6 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 9.00. High jump: 2 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 1.30.
W75 Shot: 1 Sheila Champion (Sportsworld) 5.53. Javelin: 1 Sheila Champion 8.91.
M35 – High jump: 5 Derek Gillespie 1.80. 60m: Ht 4: 5 Patrick Shannon 7.52. 80m: Ht 1 – 8 John Doran 2:11.94. Ht 2: Ronan Kearns (Rath WSAF) 2:00.7 (q). Final – 6, Kearns 2:01.35.  Ht 3: 7 Des Feeney 2:08.08 . HJ: Gp b – 11 Patrick Curran 1.52.
M40 – long jump: 8 Aidan Gillespie 5.83.
M45 – 3000m: B final – 10 Malachy McGlynn 10:57.94. 60m: SF1 6 David Hayde 7.76. 200m: Ht 5- 2 Hayde 24.86. 60m H: Ht 1 8 Eric Brady 13.33. HJ: Gp b – 7 Brady 1.33. 1000m: Ht 1 – 8 Brady 4:38.01
M50 – 400m: Ht 3 3 John McCarrick 59.72; Ht6: 2 Shane Sheridan 7.93; SF2, 5, 7.94. 800m: Ht 3, 6 Michael Cornyn (Dunboyne) 2:20.55.
M55 – 60m: Ht 1: 3 Brendan Moran 8.15; SF1: 5, Moran 8.18. 200m: Ht 4- 3 Brendan Moran 27.44. 800m: Ht 2, 2 Ken Deevy (KCH) 2:29.90; SF2, 2 Deevy 2:19.95; final, 2 Deevy 2:12.89 (winner Zhavdat Zagitov (Rus) 2:11.91).
M60 – 800m: Ht 3, 2 Joe Gough (West Waterford) 2:26.91; SF 1, 1 Gough 2:27.15. Final – 1 Gough 2:14.65 (ER); 2 Franz Josef Schmidt (Ger) 2:22.94. .
M65 – 3000m walk: 4 John McMullin 16:53.79(~)
M75 – 60m: SF3, 3 Ernest Caffrey 9.58; final 8, 9.86.
M80– High jump: 3 Pat Naughton (Nenagh Oly) 1;09.
Wednesday March 20
North County Farmers Floodlit 5km,Malahide (119 finishers; www.bhaa.ie)
Men: 1 Peter O’Sullivan (Eircom, M35) 18.21, 2 Chris Muldoon (Swords Labs, M35) 18.35, 3 Karl Fitzmaurice (Revenue, M35) 18.45. M40: David O’Brien 22.02. M45: Alan Slevin (Gardai) 20.46. M50: Gerry O’Connell 20.07. M55: John McHugh (Engineering A) 21.13, 2 Eugene Doherty 21.25. M60: Philip Wright (Retail A) 23.10.
Women: 1 Dervilla Holmes (W35) 21.26, 2 Vanessa Sallier (Mercer, W40) 20.40, 3 Orla Gormley (Aer Lingus, W45) 22.41. W35: 2 Karen McDonnell (Gardai) 23.05. W45: Mary Watters (Transport A) 23.30. W50: Sheelagh Jones (Teachers A) 23.25.

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