Michelle Finn (Leevale AC) is the Cork City Sports Athlete Of the Month for November. In a year where Covid restrictions once again impacted the athletics calendar, Michelle excelled. In June she retained the her national 3000m Steeple chase title and in August she competed in her second Olympics, becoming the first Irish female athlete … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month November”
read More
Tim O’Donoghue (East Cork AC) is the Cork City Sports Athlete for the Month of October. At the Cork County-Cross Country Championships, Tim was a comprehensive winner of the Senior Men’s title, to claim his third victory in a row. On the last day of the month, after a titanic battle with Ryan Creech (a … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – October”
read More
Ella Scott (Bruce College and Leevale AC) is the Cork City Sports athlete for the month of September. At the beginning of the month Ella recorded a very impressive 100m sprint/80m hurdles double at the Irish Schools Interprovincial Games in Dublin. These performances earned Ella a place on the Irish schools team to compete against … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – September.”
read More
The Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Year for 2020 is Phil Healy. In a year disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic Phil managed to set a new Irish 200m record (23.10) at the National Indoor Championships in February and recovered from a weight training injury during lockdown to record a well deserved 100m/200m double at the … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Year 2020”
read More
Ryan Creech ( Leevale AC ) is the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for August. At the Antrim Coast Half-MarathonRyan Led the Irish Team home when finishing 6th in the Elite International Section of the race. Equally impressive was the time of 63min 26 seconds which was a big personal best for Ryan. … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – August”
read More
The Cork City Sports Athlete for the Month July is Diarmuid O’Connor (Bandon AC). Diarmuid set a new Irish Junior Decathlon record at the European Junior Championships in Estonia. He finished a very commendable 4th intuit hotly contested competition. Tony O’Connell Chairman of Cork City Sports presented the award at a ceremony in the River … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – July”
read More
The Cork City Sports Athlete for the month of June goes to Lizzie Lee (Leevale AC). At a specially arranged Micro Meet for Irish elite athletes at the MTU track Lizzie won the 10,000m event in a time of 34:14.26. Subsequently she was selected as the sole female Irish representative for the European Cup in … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – May”
read More
Aoife Cooke (Eagle AC) is the April recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month. After a prolonged spell without competition due lockdown restrictions Aoife fulfilled a lifetime’s ambition by securing a qualification standard for the Olympic Marathon to be held in Japan this summer. Her time at the Cheshire Elite Marathon in … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – April”
read More
Leevale athlete Conor Callinan is the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for October 2020. The award was presented by Chairman Tony O’Connell at a ceremony in TheRiver Lee hotel, on Monday December 21st 2020. Competing for his school Coláiste An Chroí Noafa, at the South Munster Schools Championships, Conor broke a … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – October”
read More
Nicola Tuthill of Bandon AC is the Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Month for September. Nicola was the dominant force in the women’s hammer event at the National Junior Championships, in Santry, on September 5th. Her throw of 57.19m was almost 9 meters clear of her nearest rival. Three weeks earlier, Nicola became only … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – September”
read More
