European Youth Olympic Festival

sleapy235

The European Youth Olympics started today in Trabzon, Turkey.

-Grainne Moynihan ran a brilliant new PB in the girls 400m of 55.31, the 7th fastest time overall in the heats, but missed out on the final by one place (was faster than the 2 automatic qualifiers from one of the heats).
-Greg O'Shea qualified for the semi finals of the boys 100m with an excellent run of 10.95.
-Aisling Croke finished 20th overall in the high jump with a leap of 1.65m.

Best of luck to all the Irish athletes competing in Turkey.

ecoli

Sarah Lavin with a new Irish Youth Record of 13.71 to qualify for the final in the Hurdles

downthemiddle

This is a strong team with a number of genuine medal prospects.
A link to the results www.trabzon2011.org/results/

MacSwifty

http://www.trt.net.tr/televizyon/sayfa/canli.aspx?kanal=TV3

Greg O'Shea thru to 100m final Incredible stuff - 4 athletes on 10.90 (including Greg PB to boot)

Link above for final at 16.20

12 Semifinalists finished between 10.87 and 11.01 Brillant stuff

downthemiddle

MacSwifty wrote: »

http://www.trt.net.tr/televizyon/sayfa/canli.aspx?kanal=TV3

Greg O'Shea thru to 100m final Incredible stuff - 4 athletes on 10.90 (including Greg PB to boot)

Link above for final at 16.20

12 Semifinalists finished between 10.87 and 11.01 Brillant stuff

Greg O'Shea sixth in final in new pb of 10.88

Goofy

Greg O Shea 6th in the final of the 100 with 10.88 PB (+1.7)

sleapy235

Sean Tobin 4th in 3,000m final in a fantastic new PB of 8:29.91, congratulations to him. Karl Griffin through to the final of the 800m, 3rd in his heat in 1:51.89, through as a fastest loser.

RoyMcC

The Jersey girl, Shadine Duquemin, representing GBR in discus had a bad time in qualifying, well below her best but scrapes through.

downthemiddle

Marcus Lawler a very comfortable winner of his semi in the 200m

downthemiddle

Silver for Síofrá in the 1500 in 4.26 !

downthemiddle

Gold for Ruairí Finnegan, a gun to tape win.

a_non_a_mouse

WOW!
What a team.
A gold and Silver already....a whole host of good performance, a number of real medal prospects in finals in the next day or so...

Well done to Finnegan and Cleirigh Buttner.
Best of luck to Doran, Lawler, O'Shea and Griffin and the 2 Kielys

+Lavin

Mumontherun

anyone know where I could watch a re-run of Siofra's race online?? can't see it on youtube ??

athletics

mumontherun wrote: »

anyone know where I could watch a re-run of Siofra's race online?? can't see it on youtube ??

Should be on Flotrack shortly

Mumontherun

thx athletics, not up there yet .... ruairi finnegan's is though, super race.

longjump67

Ferrybank Twins Ben & Megan Kiely win medals at the EYOF Ben wins Gold in 52.69 secs smashing his own Irish record and Megan wins a Bronze with a pb 60.44 secs just .02 away from Silver fantastic performances from the young Irish athletes.

2 Gold 2 Silver and 1 Bronze so far:D

MacSwifty

longjump67 wrote: »

Ferrybank Twins Ben & Megan Kiely win medals at the EYOF Ben wins Gold in 52.69 secs smashing his own Irish record and Megan wins a Bronze with a pb 60.44 secs just .02 away from Silver fantastic performances from the young Irish athletes.

2 Gold 2 Silver and 1 Bronze so far:D

Ciara GD thru to 200m final in a new PB 24.48

Sarah Lavin up shortly in 100mH Final @ 14.25

Pherekydes

Bronze for Sarah in 13.62 (+0.5)

downthemiddle

Bronze for lavin in new PB of 13.62

notsofast

2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze puts Ireland 9th on the medals table. (and medal table includes all sports, not just athletics). Happy days.

downthemiddle

Karl Griffin third in 800, Marcus Lawler fifth in new PB

TrackFan123

this has been a terrific championships, our top athletes at senior level have struggled this season but the age group championships these past few weeks have given me hope for the future

Dan man

TrackFan123 wrote: »

this has been a terrific championships, our top athletes at senior level have struggled this season but the age group championships these past few weeks have given me hope for the future

Outstanding performances at underage level this year, looking promising for the next number of years alright.

ChickenTikka

Just after watching Karl Griffin's 800m at:

http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/239079-EYOF-Trabzon-2011/video/502258-800m-B-Final-Bronze-for-Karl

What a mature way to run an 800m race!

Last at the bell and still last with about 250m to go, he ran a super race. Definitely a video to show to other young athletes.

Well done to all of the team on such exceptional performances. Their success is a great motivation to athletes and coaches alike as they are familiar names and faces to many from years of attending National juvenile finals.

And well done to the clubs behind the athletes and to their coaches since many of these athletes are at the sport since a young age. You will find many references to Mark English and Ruari Finnegan on AAI results pages from when they were 9 or 10 years old, e.g. http://www.athleticsireland.ie/JUV_2003/U11B/03XCCIND.HTM and its fantastic to see such talent being nurtured to the extend that both are now 2 of the best in Europe. Well done everyone!