Marcus Lawler 200m
Two relay victories for the young Irish team brought the second day of European Athletics Team Championships to a rousing close at Santry.
First up were the women, with Jessie Barr pulling away for victory in the B race after solid work by Sinead Denny, Jennifer Carey and Shauna Cannon in the third fastest time of the day. On the men’s team, Brian Gregan, winner of the 400m a day earlier, was the perfect anchor taking the baton after committed running from Jason Harvey, Dara Kerwick and Richard Morrissey. The Irish time of 3:08.12 was the fastest of the day and saw a Belgian team anchored by Jonathan Borlee relegated to second place.
Tom Cotter, who is 22, was another of the day’s star performers, finishing fourth in the 3000m steeplechase and cheered every step of the way by about 50 supporters who had travelled by bus from Dunleer and Blackrock in Co Louth.
On a cold, wet and windy day, track action had started with victory in the 110m hurdles B race by Ben Reynolds, followed by a new Irish All-Comers record of 13.44 secs by the Hungarian Balazs Baji in the A race, with former European indoor champion Gregory Sedoc of the Netherlands second in 13.50. Next up was the women’s 200m, with Amy Foster narrowly pipped for second place in the 200m B race with a time of 24.25.
Sarah Lavin who was faced with filling the shoes of Derval O’Rourke in the 100m hurdles, didn’t run quite as fast
Kelly Proper
as she had earlier this season but still finished a creditable fifth. Adding to the Irish points tally was Dungarvan man David McCarthy who was fourth in the 3000m.
In the men’s 200m, 18-year-old Marcus Lawler from Carlow started well and ran a great bend, only fading to fifth place in the final 10 metres or so.
After running the 800m a day earlier, Rose-Ann Galligan from Newbridge got a late call-up to replace Claire Tarplee in the 1500m. She positioned herself well at the bell, but was caught for speed in the chase for the line and finished sixth.
Women ‘s race of the day was a tactical 5000m, won by Jip Vastenberg from the Netherlands. after Ireland’s Kerry Harty made the early pace. Though still a teenager, Vastenberg, who will train with Fionnuala Birtton later this year, judged her break for the line to perfection, leaving the Romanian Roxana Baraca and Ana Dulce Felix of Portugal behind her. Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.
* A small army of volunteers travelled to Dublin from all parts of the country at their own expense to help out over the weekend. Respect!
* In Gateshead, Russia won the Superleague for a third consecutive year with 354.5 points. A close second was Germany on 347.5 points with Great Britain third on 338.
Sunday June 23
European Team Championships 1st League – Day 2
Overall placings – 1 Czech Rep 351.5, 2 Sweden 311, 3 Netherlands 299, 4 Romania 297.5, 5 Portugal 269, 6 Finland 250.5, 7 Ireland 242, 8 Belgium 236.5, 9 Hungary 225, 10 Estonia 211, 11 Bulgaria 208, 12 Switzerland 206.
Women – 200m: A Race – 1 Angela Morosanu (ROU) 23.48, 2 Ivet Lalova (BUL) 23.85, 3 Moa Hjelmer (SWE) 23.88. B Race – 1 Hanna-Maari Latvala (FIN) 23.90, 2 Kadene Vassell (NED) 24.23, 3 Amy Foster (IRL) 24.25. 1500m: 1 Maureen Koster (NED) 4:22.66, Tereza Capkova (CZE) 4:23.15, 3 Ioana Doaga (ROU) 4:25.12…6 Rose-Anne Galligan (IRL) 4:26.04. 5000m: 1 Jip Vastenburg (NED) 16:12.88, 2 Roxana Barca (ROU) 16:13.22, 3 Ana Dulce Felix (POR) 16:15.36….8 Kerry Harty (IRL) 16:52.54. 100m H: 1 Rosina Hodde (NED)13.17, 2 Lucie Krobakova (CZE) 13.24, 3 Anne Zagre (BEL) 13.33,…5 Sarah Lavin (IRL) 13.54. High jump: 1 Nafissatou Thiam (Bel) 1.89, 2 Emma Trgaro Green (SWE) 1.89, 3 Barbara Szabo (HUN) 1.85…12 Aisling Croke (IRL) 1.60. Long jump: 1 Grit Adeiko (EST) 6.26, 2 Erica Jarder (SWE) 6.22, 3 Cornelia Deiac (ROU) 6.12…8 Kelly Proper (IRL) 5.91. Shot: 1 Radoslava Mavrodieva (BUL) 18.36, 2 Anca Heltne (ROU) 17.51, Anita Marton (HUN) 17.37…8 ,Claire Fitzgerald (IRL)14.81. Hammer: 1 Eva Orban (HUN) 68.57, 2 Bianca Perie (ROU) 67.51, 3 Tereza Kralova (CZE) 65.88…nm Aoife Hickey (IRL). 4x400m: A Race – 1 Romania 3:30.77, 2 Czech Republic 3:36.95, 3 Netherlands 3:39.19. B Race – 1 Ireland 3:38.43, 2 Belgium 3:49.48, 3 Estonia 3:43.07.
Men – 200m: 1 Pavel Maslak (CZE) 21.20, 2 Jonathan Borlee (BEL) 21.31, 3 Nil de Oliviera (SWE) 21.31….5 Marcus Lawler (IRL) 21.71. . 800m: 1 Tamas Kazi (HUN) 1:50.96, 2 Johan Rogestedt (SWE) 1:51.57, 3 Tuomo Salonen ((FIN) 1:51.64…11 Anthony Lieghio (IRL) 1:53.05. 3000m: 1 Niclas Sandells (FIN) 8:17.78, 2 Richard Duoma (NED) 8:18.72, 3 Tiidrek Nurme (EST) 8:19.14, 4 David McCarthy (IRL) 8:20.08. 3000m S/C: 1 Mitko Tsenov (BUL) 8:45.16, 2 Alberto Paolo (POR) 8:53.83, 3 Alexandru Ghinea (ROU) 8:49.50, 4 Tomas Cotter (IRL) 8:56.31. 110m H: A Race: 1 Balazs Baji (HUN) 13.45, 2 Gregory Sedoc (NED), 13 50, 3 Martin Mazac(CZE) 13.48. B Race: 1 Ben Reynolds (IRL) 13.71, 2 Tobias Furer (SUI) 14.16, 3 Arttu Hirvonen (FIN) 14.32. Triple jump: 1 Fabian Florant (NED) 16.49, 2 Zlatozar Atanasov (BUL) 16.15, 3 Alexander Hochuli (SUI) 15.98…12 Denis Finnegan (IRL) 14.04. Pole Vault: 1 Jan Kudlicka (CZE) 5.50, 2 Ahhaji Jeng (SWE) 5.40, 3 Edi Maia (POR) 5.40, 4 Brian McGovern (IRL) 5.15. Discus: 1 Sergiu Ursu (ROU), 63.02, 2 Gerd Kanter (EST) 61.56, 3 Jouni Walden (FIN) 59.59…12 Colin Quirke (IRL) 50.64. Javelin: 1 Viteslav Vesel (CZE) 80.44, 2 Kim Amb (SWE) 79.44, 3 Risto Matas (EST) 76.49….11 Matthew Martin (IRL) 60.68. 4x400m: A race – 1 Netherlands 3:10.46, 2 Czech Republic 3:10.62, 3 Sweden 3:0.78. B Race – 1 Ireland 3:08.12, 2 Belgium 3:10.25, 3 Hungary 3:13.18.
Day 1
Overnight Points table – 1 Czech Republic 195, 2 Sweden 163.5, 3 Romania 163, 4 Portugal 148.5, 5 Netherlands 146.5, 6 Ireland 138, 7 Finland 130, 8 Bulgaria 114, 9 Belgium 112.5, 10 Hungary 109, 11 Estonia 108, 12 Switzerland 101.
Women – 100m – Race A (-5.5): 1 Ivet Lalova (BUL) 11.79, 2 Katerina Cechova (CZE) 11.85, 3 Irene Ekelund (SWE) 11.35…5 Amy Foster (IRL) 11.96. Race B (-5.4): 1 Kadene Vassell (NED) 12.08, 2 Sonia Travered (POR) 12.16, 3 Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) 11.68. 400m: – Race A: 1 Zuzan Hejnova (CZE) 51.90, 2 Adelina Pastor (ROU) 52.64, 3 Moa Hjelmer (SWE) 52.89. Race B: 1 Maris Magi (EST) 53.47, 2 Sinead Denny (IRL) 54.74, 3 Natalia Zsigovics (HUN) 54.79. 800m: 1 Mirela Lavric (ROU) 2:03.44, 2 Lenka Masna (CZE) 2:03.53, 3 Selina Buchel (SUI) 2:03.80…5 Rose-Anne Galligan (IRL) 2:04.26. 3000m: 1 Susan Kuijken (NED) 9:07.04, 2 Almensch Belete (BEL) 9:11.61, 3 Charlotta Fougberg (SWE) 9:17.83, 4 Laura Crowe (IRL) 9:19.04. 400m H: Race A: 1 Denisa Rosolova (CZE) 55.34, 2 Angela Morosanu (ROU) 56.67,3 Jessie Barr (IRL) 57.50. 3000m steeplechase: 1 Sandra Eriksson (FIN) 9:47.76, 2 Silvia Danekova (BUL) 9:47.96, 3 Helen Hofstede (NED) 9:52.82….9 Michelle Finn (IRL) 10:07.30. Triple jump: 1 Gabriela Petrova (BUL) 13.55, 2 Elina Torro (FIN) 13.52, 3 Susana Costa (POR) 13.37…11 Caoimhe King (IRL) 12.42. Pole vault: 1 Jirina Svobodova (CZE) 4.40, 2 Tori Pena (IRL) 4.30, 3 Minna Nikkanen (FIN) 4.30. Discus: 1 Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) 57.34, 2 Anita Marton (HUN) 56.43, 3 Sofia Larsson (SWE) 55.96…5 Claire Fitzgerald (IRL) 50.93. Javelin: 1 Oona Sormumen (FIN) 56.04, 2 Eliza Toader (ROU) 55.89, 3 Silvia Cruz (POR) 53.11….7 Anita Fitzgibbon 48.43. 4x100m: 1 Czech Republic 44.20, 2 Ireland 44.82, 3 Portugal 45.05.
Men – 100m – Race A: Churandy Martina NED) 10.46, 2 Denis Dmitrov (BUL) 10.76, 3 Jason Smyth (IRL) 10.78. Race B: 1 Alex Wilson (SUI) 10.94, 2 Eetu Rantala (FIN) 11.04; 3 Richard Pulst (EST) 11.07. 400m: 1 Brian Gregan (Ireland) 46.32, 2 Liemarvin Bonevacia (NED) 47.38, 3 Tibor Kasa (HUN) 47.71. 1500m: 1 Pieter-Jan Hannes (BEL) 3:45.05, 2 Ioan Zaizan (ROU)3:46.33, 3 Helio Gomes (POR) 3:46.96…5 Eoin Everard 3:47.92. 5000m: 1 Bashir Abdi (BEL) 14:52.78, 2 Tiidrek Nurme (EST) 14:53.53, 3 Nicolae Alexandru Soare (ROU) 14:11.85, 4 Shane Quinn (IRL) 14:56.09. 400m H – A: 1 Rasmus Magi (EST) 49.51, 2 Tibor Koroknai (HUN) 51.10, 3 Vaclav Barak (CZE) 49.95, 4 Jason Harvey (IRL) 51.86. B: 1 Niclas Akerstrom (SWE) 51.42, 2 Nils Duerinck (BEL) 52.00, 3 Jonathan Puemi (SUI) 52.08. Long jump: 1 Eero Haapal (FIN) 7.96, 2 Michel Torneus (SWE) 7.95, 3 Denis Eradiri (BUL) 7.84… 11 David Quilligan (IRL) 7.12. High jump: 1 Jaroslav Baba (CZE) 2.20, 2 Mihai Donisan (ROU) 2.20, 3 Jussi Viita (FIN) 2.15…=9 Simon Phelan (IRL) 2.05. Shot: 1 Ladislav Prail (CZE) 20.62, 2 Georgi Ivanov (BUL) 20.53, 3 Marco Fortes (POR) 20.04…11 Colin Quirke (IRL) 15.48 Hammer: 1 Krisztian Pars (HUN) 76.56, 2 Luka Melich (CZE) 75.02, 3 Tuomas Seppanen (FIN) 68.81…10 Padraig White (IRL) 58.91. 4x100m: 1 Netherlands 39.14, 2 Sweden 39.55, 3 Portugal 39.89…Ireland disq.
Sunday June 23
Galway Simon Women’s Mini Marathon (789 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com)
1 Regina Casey 40.29, 2 Alvy Carragher 41.25, 3 Theresa Doherty 41.32, 4 Grainne Ni Uallachain 41.356, 5 Jennifer Quinn 43.02, 6 Alexandru Demetrescu (male) 43.27.
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