World Championships:How will Irish do?

The_Kew_Tour

Going by the list who will perform well and who you think can reach finals etc?

Basically how will each individal fair or how well you expect them to perform?

Olive Loughnane - 20k Walk
Robert Heffernan - 20k Walk
Paul Hession - 200m
Derval O'Rourke - 100m H
David Gillick - 400m
Roisin McGettigan - 3,000m Steeplechase
Alistair Cragg - 5,000m
Eileen O'Keefe - Hammer
Jamie Costin - 50k Walk
Colin Griffin - 50k Walk
Deirdre Ryan - High Jump
Deirdre Byrne - 1,500m
Michelle Carey - 400m Hurdles
Thomas Chamney - 800m / 1,500m

ss43

Paul Hession - 200m - should make semi anyway. I reckon he'll narrowly miss out on a final spot.
David Gillick - 400m - 5th or 6th in final, under 45 but not a NR.
Thomas Chamney - 800m / 1,500m - won't run 1500. Won't make it out of 800 heats 1:46/7
Deirdre Byrne - 1,500m - won't make final
Roisin McGettigan - 3,000m Steeplechase - won't make final
Alistair Cragg - 5,000m - will make final then flop spectacularly. 30 seconds off leaders or DNF.
Derval O'Rourke - 100m H - will be a long way off final.

kilkenny runner

David gillick has a great chance to make top 5 at least but wheter he can win a medal remains to be seen ! if he dosent make final he's 44.77 will have being for nothing and no progress on previous years would have been made. i predict 4th place

Olive Loughnane will probely be top six but it remains to be seen if see can keep up with the russians pace. i predict 5th place

Robert Heffernan will probely end up in top ten but wont be able to make top 5. i predict 9th place

Paul Hession needs to break his own national record if he wants to make 200m final. form is okay but hasnt progressed in last season and a half so needs to do so. maybe berlin is the time. i predict 6th in semi final

Derval O'Rourke might make a semi final but wont be pushing for final birth place. i predict 8th in semi final

overall i think is will be a good world champs for the irish but i dont think any medals will be won .. i hope i will have to eat my words:D

RJM22

Gillick for third, outdiving Neville for the line!

Hession to make it to the final - rest of field to dsq again eventually leading to a medal for him!

:cool:

I'm not qualified to comment on anyone else!

thirtyfoot

We will be adding a prediction competition for the Worlds next week. Will be all fun and a bit of craic. It'll be simple to enter too.

runnnerrr

RJM22 wrote: »

Gillick for third, outdiving Neville for the line!

Neville won't be there as he didn't make it through the trials, so thats one less person to worry about!!:D
What do people think about Eilo's chances?......I think that she might just sneak a spot in the final if she can continue to improve like she has done over the last few weeks, which I am confident that she will!!

shels4ever

Paul Hession - 200m - Semi final then who know.
David Gillick - 400m - If everything goes perfect 4ht/5th but 400's can be crule.
Thomas Chamney - Heats in the 800m and If he goes out same in the 1500.
Deirdre Byrne - Semi final
Roisin McGettigan - love to see her make the final but it maybe a bit much.
Alistair Cragg - 5,000m - Will lead the final for a few laps would love to see him run sub 13:15 in the final that he is capable or doing.
Derval O'Rourke - Have a feeling she will run a season best in the world but not sure if it will be enough to get past the semi.

fintonie

Best of luck to them all PBs for everybody, sure you cant ask for better than that.

Pherekydes

runnnerrr wrote: »

Neville won't be there as he didn't make it through the trials, so thats one less person to worry about!

One more! The USA have four entries, since Wariner is defending champ.

I still think Gillick can medal (if he keeps his head). Hession can too, providing a few line violations lead to DQs. I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but rules is rules.

Chammers has come a long way this year, so time to take another big step: 2 semi-final places.

Several of our team are just not at their best, like O'Rourke, O'Keeffe, McGettigan and Cragg, but I hope it comes good for them in Berlin.