European Indoor Bronze medallist, Ciaran O’Lionaird from Leevale Athletic Club has been selected as the March winner of the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month Award following some superb track performances during the indoor season on both sides of the Atlantic. Following a magnificent run in the mile at the famed Millrose Games … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month March 2013”
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Eighteen year old Luke Hickey (Leevale Athletic Club) was selected as the February winner of the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month Award at foot of some outstanding walking performances. Luke struck gold in winning the National Junior 3k.Championships in Athlone and also set a new Irish record for this distance while competing … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month February 2013”
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Rob Heffernan received the Athletics Person of the year for 2012 at the Cork City Sports Award Ceremony, in association with the Evening Echo, 96FM, and theRiver Lee Hotel. The ceremony was held in the River Lee Hotel Rob Heffernan who finished 4th in the 50km walk in the Olympics doing in a time of 3:37.54, this would have won a silver medal in Beijing four years previously. … Continue reading “Rob Heffernan Athletics Person of the Year 2012”
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The Cork City Sports Award Ceremony, in association with the Evening Echo, 96FM, River and the Lee Hotel, for the overall Athletic Person of the year for 2012 will take place at he River Lee Hotel on Friday 8th March. 2012 was another great year for athletics in Cork as is evident from the quality of the monthly winners. Nominees for Athletics Person of the Year: January – Dean Cronin … Continue reading “Athletic Person of the Year 2012”
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Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month award winner for January. David Cussen (Old Abbey AC) is the January winner of the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month. The award took place at the River Lee Hotel, today Friday 15th February. In January David won the Munster Junior high jump championship at … Continue reading “Athletic Person of the Month January 2013”
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Athlete of the Month for the month of December 2012 Lizzie Lee, Leevale AC At the River Lee Hotel for the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month Awards were (left to right) Tony Connell Chairperson CSS, Kieren Mc Geary CEO Corks 96fm and 103fm, Lizzie Lee Levale A.C., Carmel Parnell Leevale A.C., Ruairi … Continue reading “Athlete of the Month October/December 2012”
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Belgooley athlete Sam Healy was the recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for September. The presentation in association with The River Lee Hotel, Cork 96FM C103 and the Evening Echo, was made by Chairman Tony O’Connell at The River Lee Hotel.
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Robert Heffernan of Togher Athletic Club was the winner of the August Athlete of the month of the award. Robbie delivered a stunningly brilliant performance in London Olympics when finishing fourth in the men’s 50km Olympic Race Walk in 3:37.54, a time that shattered his own Irish record. A time that would have won … Continue reading “ATHLETE OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2012”
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Leevale athlete, Mark Hanrahan was the recipient of the July Cork City Sports Athlete of the month award. Mark was selected for his gutsy performance in taking the 5000m title at the National Track and Field championships held at the Morton Stadium, Santry on the 8th July. Marks victory was very well appreciated by all … Continue reading “ATHLETE OF THE MONTH JULY 2012”
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Rachel O’Shea received the May award for her outstanding performance in beating the highly fancied Amy O’Donoghue in the senior girls 800m at the Munster schools championships. Rachel later went on to repeat the performance at the Irish schools championships almost beating the record with a time of 2:10.9.
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