Ireland at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics
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Ireland
competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships held in Sweden. Derval O'Rourke's
silver medal, combined with a new national record, in the 100 metre hurdles was the highlight of the championship, which also saw a new women's 4 x 100 m relay national record and a national record equalling performance from Deirdre Ryan in the high jump
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Men's 400 m
Men's 800 m
Men's 1,500 m
Men's 5,000 m
Men's 10,000 m
Men's 4x400 m
Women's 200 m
Women's 400 m
Women's 1,500 m
Women's 5,000 m
Women's 10,000 m
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Women's 3000 m Steeplechase
Women's 4x100 m
Women's High Jump
Women's Hammer Throw
200 m: Paul Hession
, Paul Brizzel, Gary Ryan
400 m: David Gillick
, David McCarthy, Paul McKee
800 m: David Campbell, Thomas Chamney
1,500 m: James Nolan
, Liam Reale
5,000 m: Martin Fagan, Alistair Cragg
10,000: Martin Fagan
4x400 m Relay: David Gillick
, David McCarthy, Paul McKee, Antoine Burke
, Brian Doyle, Bryan Murphy
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100 m: Anna Boyle, Emily Maher
200 m: Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy
, Emily Maher, Anna Boyle
400 m: Joanne Cuddihy
, Michelle Carey
1,500 m: Aoife Byrne
5,000 m: Marie Davenport
, Mary Cullen
10,000 m: Marie Davenport
3,000 m Steeplechase: Roisin McGettigan
, Fionnuala Britton
100 m Hurdles: Derval O'Rourke
400 m Hurdles: Michelle Carey
4x100 m Relay: Anna Boyle, Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy
, Derval O'Rourke
, Emily Maher, Ailis McSweeney
High Jump: Deirdre Ryan
Hammer: Eileen O'Keeffe
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Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships held in Sweden. Derval O'Rourke's
Derval O'Rourke
Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...
silver medal, combined with a new national record, in the 100 metre hurdles was the highlight of the championship, which also saw a new women's 4 x 100 m relay national record and a national record equalling performance from Deirdre Ryan in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
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Men's competition
Men's 200 m- Paul Brizzell
- Round 1 — 20.84
- Round 2 — DNF
- Paul HessionPaul HessionPaul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres...
- Round 1 — 20.81
- Round 2 — 20.80
- Semi-Final — 21.09 (did not advance)
- Gary RyanGary RyanGary Ryan is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres...
- Round 1 — 21.14 (did not advance)
Men's 400 m
- Paul "Junior" McKee
- Round 1 — 46.48 (did not advance)
- David GillickDavid GillickDavid Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach...
- Round 1 — 46.16
- Semi-Final — 46.84 (did not advance)
- David McCarthy
- Round 1 — 46.53 (did not advance)
Men's 800 m
- David Campbell
- Round 1 — 01:48.70 (did not advance)
- Thomas ChamneyThomas ChamneyThomas Chamney is an Irish runner who was born in Clonmel and brought up in Dublin. He specializes in the 800 metres event. Chamney runs for the Crusaders AC club whilst in Dublin and has been on an athletics scholarship at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana where he studied English...
- Round 1 — 01:50.12 (did not advance)
Men's 1,500 m
- James NolanJames NolanJames Nolan is an athletics coach who was an Irish international runner from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year...
- Semi-Final — 03:49.94 (did not advance)
- Liam RealeLiam RealeLiam Reale is an Irish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.As a younger athlete he finished fourth in 2000 m steeplechase at the 1999 World Youth Championships...
- Semi-Final — 03:41.97
- Final — 03:42.65 (8th place)
Men's 5,000 m
- Alistair Cragg
- Semi-Final — 13:50.12
- Final — DNF
Men's 10,000 m
- Martin Fagan
- Round 1 — 28:54.04 (11th place)
Men's 4x400 m
- Paul McKee, Brian Doyle, David GillickDavid GillickDavid Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach...
, David McCarthy- Semi-Final — 03:04.59
- Final — 03:05.57 (9th place)
Women's competition
Women's 100 m- Anna Boyle
- Round 1 — 11.60 (did not advance)
- Emily Maher
- Round 1 — DNS
Women's 200 m
- Anna Boyle
- Round 1 — 23.94 (did not advance)
- Ciara Sheehy
- Round 1 — DNF
Women's 400 m
- Joanne CuddihyJoanne CuddihyJoanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won...
- Round 1 — 51.41
- Semi-Final — 51.09 (PB)
- Final — 51.46 (8th place)
Women's 1,500 m
- Aoife Byrne
- Semi-Final — 4:16.07 (did not advance)
Women's 5,000 m
- Mary CullenMary CullenMary Teresa Cullen is an Irish long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres on the track, and cross country running...
- Final — 15:25.80 (PB) (12th Place)
- Marie DavenportMarie DavenportMarie Davenport is a female long-distance runner from Ireland. She first took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a participant in the 5,000 metres, and later in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Final — DNF
Women's 10,000 m
- Marie DavenportMarie DavenportMarie Davenport is a female long-distance runner from Ireland. She first took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a participant in the 5,000 metres, and later in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Final — 33:05.48 (22nd place)
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Derval O'RourkeDerval O'RourkeDerval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...
- Round 1 — 13.03
- Semi final — 12.94
- Final — 12.72 NR (2nd - Silver medal)
Women's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Roísín McGettiganRoisin McGettiganRoisin McGettigan is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence College in 2003. She competed in the her first Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing...
- Semi-Final — 09:47.31 (did not advance)
- Fionnuala BrittonFionnuala BrittonFionnuala Britton is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She began her international junior career in cross country running in 2001, highlighted by 33rd place at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...
- Semi-Final — 09:49.20 (PB) (did not advance)
Women's 4x100 m
- Derval O'RourkeDerval O'RourkeDerval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...
, Joanne CuddihyJoanne CuddihyJoanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won...
, Ailis McSweeneyAilis McSweeneyAilis McSweeney is an Irish sprinter who specialises in 60 and 100 metres. She currently holds the Irish record at 100 metres, having posted a time of 11.40 s at an IAAF permit event in Liège, Belgium. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade and Bronze in the 4x100 m Relay...
and Anna Boyle- Semi-Final — 44.38 (NR) (did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Deirdre RyanDeirdre RyanDeirdre Ryan is an Irish high jumper.She finished thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 1999 World Youth Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World...
- Qualifying — 1.92 m (=NR)
- Final — 1.84 m (13th place)
Women's Hammer Throw
- Eileen O'Keefe
- Qualifying — 65.07 m (did not advance)
Men
200 m: Paul Hession
Paul Hession
Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres...
, Paul Brizzel, Gary Ryan
Gary Ryan
Gary Ryan is a former Irish sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. On retirement he worked for the Irish athletics association as Director of Coaching before leaving in January, 2009 for a position with the National University of Ireland, Galway.Ryan won the bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres...
400 m: David Gillick
David Gillick
David Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach...
, David McCarthy, Paul McKee
800 m: David Campbell, Thomas Chamney
Thomas Chamney
Thomas Chamney is an Irish runner who was born in Clonmel and brought up in Dublin. He specializes in the 800 metres event. Chamney runs for the Crusaders AC club whilst in Dublin and has been on an athletics scholarship at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana where he studied English...
1,500 m: James Nolan
James Nolan
James Nolan is an athletics coach who was an Irish international runner from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year...
, Liam Reale
Liam Reale
Liam Reale is an Irish middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.As a younger athlete he finished fourth in 2000 m steeplechase at the 1999 World Youth Championships...
5,000 m: Martin Fagan, Alistair Cragg
10,000: Martin Fagan
4x400 m Relay: David Gillick
David Gillick
David Gillick is an Irish international track and field athlete. David began his education in Our Lady's Boys School and attended St.Benildus College secondary school in Kilmacud. He studied at Dublin Institute of Technology before moving to Loughborough to train as a full time athlete with coach...
, David McCarthy, Paul McKee, Antoine Burke
Antoine Burke
Antoine Burke is a retired Irish athlete born in Limerick. Burke attended University College Dublin on an athletics scholarship and also studied at the University of Limerick. He had an eclectic athletic career representing Ireland as a senior athlete at the high jump, long jump, 400 metres and...
, Brian Doyle, Bryan Murphy
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Women
100 m: Anna Boyle, Emily Maher
200 m: Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won...
, Emily Maher, Anna Boyle
400 m: Joanne Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won...
, Michelle Carey
1,500 m: Aoife Byrne
5,000 m: Marie Davenport
Marie Davenport
Marie Davenport is a female long-distance runner from Ireland. She first took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a participant in the 5,000 metres, and later in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Mary Cullen
Mary Cullen
Mary Teresa Cullen is an Irish long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres on the track, and cross country running...
10,000 m: Marie Davenport
Marie Davenport
Marie Davenport is a female long-distance runner from Ireland. She first took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a participant in the 5,000 metres, and later in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
3,000 m Steeplechase: Roisin McGettigan
Roisin McGettigan
Roisin McGettigan is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence College in 2003. She competed in the her first Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing...
, Fionnuala Britton
Fionnuala Britton
Fionnuala Britton is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She began her international junior career in cross country running in 2001, highlighted by 33rd place at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships...
100 m Hurdles: Derval O'Rourke
Derval O'Rourke
Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...
400 m Hurdles: Michelle Carey
4x100 m Relay: Anna Boyle, Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy
Joanne Cuddihy is an Irish sprint athlete. She is the current Irish 400m outdoor women's record holder, having recorded a time of 50.73 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan - this made her the first Irish woman to have run under 51 seconds at this distance.She won...
, Derval O'Rourke
Derval O'Rourke
Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events...
, Emily Maher, Ailis McSweeney
Ailis McSweeney
Ailis McSweeney is an Irish sprinter who specialises in 60 and 100 metres. She currently holds the Irish record at 100 metres, having posted a time of 11.40 s at an IAAF permit event in Liège, Belgium. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade and Bronze in the 4x100 m Relay...
High Jump: Deirdre Ryan
Deirdre Ryan
Deirdre Ryan is an Irish high jumper.She finished thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 1999 World Youth Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World...
Hammer: Eileen O'Keeffe
Eileen O'Keeffe
Eileen O'Keefe is a former female hammer thrower from Ireland. Her personal best throw of 73.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 at the national championships in Dublin, is the Irish record for the event...
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