2013 was a great year for athletics in Cork, with Louise Shanahan winning the 800m in the European youth olympics, Orla Barry setting a work record in the discus at the IPC Athletics World Championships, Ciaran O’Lionard’s Bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships and Lizzie Lee & Claire McCarthy’s sub 2:40:00 marathons. However when it … Continue reading “Athletic Person Of the Year 2013”
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Sarah Collins (Providence College) with roots in Douglas, Bishopstown and Kinsale wins the December award for the Cork Athletic Person of the Month. On Saturday December 7th running in one of her first indoor races ever Sarah set a new Irish and European Junior Indoor 5000m record with a time of 15:41.00 at the Boston … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month December”
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Sam Healy was nominated the Cork City Sports Athletic Person for the month for November. Healy of Leevale AC & Carrigaline Community School received the award for his achievement in winning the Intermediate Boys All Ireland Combined Events title at Athlone IT indoor track on 16th November. Sam amassed an impressive total of 3389 points … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month November”
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Leevale athlete Claire McCarthy received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month Award for October. McCarthy finished a fantastic second at Dublin City Marathon where she ran a gutsy race and had a great battle with Maria McCambridge throughout, eventually losing out to the Dublin woman by just half a minute. McCarthy’s time of … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month October”
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At a recent awards ceremony in the River Hotel Leevale athlete Lizzie Lee was awarded the Cork City Sports Athletes of the month for September. During September Lee won the Cork Mini-Marathon, before travelling to Germany to compete in the Berlin marathon, where she finished in 9th place and was third European athlete home. Lizzie knocked … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month September”
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In a ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Robert Heffernan was awarded the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for August. Heffernan won World Championships in Moscow in the 50K walk in a time of 3 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds – just two seconds off his own Irish record – gave … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month August”
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Leevale athlete Louise Shanahan received the Cork City Sports July Athlete of the month award. The young Leevale athlete was selected to compete on the Irish team at the European Youth Olympic Festival Utrecht, Netherlands, where she won gold in a huge new PB of 2:08.75. Starting in lane 7, Shanahan took the inside track … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month July”
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Leevale Athlete Orla Barry is the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month for June. Barry secured her best ever result at a major Championship by winning silver in the F57/58 women’s discus at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. The thrower from Ladysbridge, Co Cork, set a new world record in her F57 … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month June”
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Davis College student and athlete Ray Walsh received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for May. Walsh impressed in the Aviva Munster Schools Championships by taking the double in the intermediate 100m and 200m events. Walsh then went on to take silver in the same events at the AVIVA Irish Schools Track … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month May”
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Bandon athlete Phil Healy received the Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award for April 2013. At the ceremony in the River Lee Hotel, Lord Mayor Cllr John Buttimer presented the award to Phil. Phil, a 19 year old sprint athlete from Bandon had her season opener at Leevale 2013, winning the 100m in … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month April 2013”
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