9 NI & Ulster Athletes Selected for European Championships
04 August 2022
Athletics Ireland have announced their team of 35 athletes selected for the European Athletics Championships, which includes 9 athletes from NI & Ulster.
The European Championships will take place in Munich from 15th- 21st August.
Among the team are NI Commonwealth Games selected athletes, Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC); Eilish Flanagan (Finn Valley AC); Roisin Flanagan (Finn Valley AC) and Leon Reid (Menapians AC), as well as 2022 Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist, Kate O’Connor (Dundalk St Gerards AC).
NI & Ulster athletes:
|
Athlete |
Event |
Club |
Coach |
|
*Brendan Boyce |
35km Walk |
Finn Valley AC |
Robert Heffernan |
|
Mark English |
800m |
Finn Valley AC |
Feidhlim Kelly |
|
Eilish Flanagan |
3000mSC |
Finn Valley AC |
Damon Martin |
|
Roisin Flanagan |
5000m |
Finn Valley AC |
Damon Martin |
|
Ciara Mageean |
800m & 1500m |
City of Lisburn AC |
Helen Clitheroe |
|
*Ann Marie McGlynn |
Marathon |
Letterkenny AC |
Emmett Dunleavy |
|
Kelly McGrory |
Non-travelling reserve - 4x400m Relay |
Tir Chonall AC |
Drew & Hayley Harrison |
|
Kate O'Connor |
Heptathlon |
Dundalk St. Gerards AC |
Michael O'Connor |
|
Leon Reid |
4x100m Relay |
Menapians AC |
James Hillier |
*Ann Marie McGlynn & Brendan Boyce all previously selected. Kevin Seaward was also previously selected in the Marathon but has now withdrawn.
The full Team Ireland list can be found on their website
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