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 MoreRyan 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreAoife 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 MoreLeevale 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 MoreNicola 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 MoreAt a ceremony in The River Lee, Phil Healy of Bandon AC was awarded the Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Month for August. At the 148th consecutive National Senior track and field championships in Santry, Phil recorded a double at the 100m and 200m events, to add to her impressive collection of national titles. … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – August”
read MoreDavid Cussen (Old Abbey AC) is the Cork City Sports Athlete Of The Month for July 2020. At a ceremony at The River Lee was present the award. At the rescheduled Leevale Sports, on July 30th, David soared to a new personal best height of 2.15m, to win the High Jump competition. A few weeks … Continue reading “Athlete Of The Month – July”
read MoreAfter a break of over six months enforced by Covid, the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Awards resumed with the recipients for February, March and April receiving their presentations at The River Lee hotel. Liam O’Brien, Technical Director of the Cork City Sports and one of the selectors, said it was under very … Continue reading “Athletics Person Of The Month, Feb – April”
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