Ireland enjoyed a remarkable two days at the European Throwing Cup in Nicosia with medals from Nicola Tuthill (U23 Hammer Gold) and Anna Gavigan (U23 Discus Silver).
Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) became Ireland’s first ever medallist in European Throwing Cup history when she picked up U23 bronze in Leiria 2023 and she made more history by becoming Ireland’s first ever champion at the 2025 European Throwing Cup over the weekend.
After winning silver in the U23 hammer in 2023 as well as 2024, the Paris Olympian finally landed gold in Nicosia with a European U23 leading mark of 69.74m, just shy of her lifetime best of 70.32m.
Tuthill reached 69.70m on her second attempt which came under some threat from last year’s winner Thea Löfman from Sweden who landed the hammer at 69.06m on her third attempt.
However, Löfman only took one further throw - a foul - while Tuthill improved ever so slightly to 69.74m with her fifth attempt. She was a model of consistency all the way through the competition with six valid throws, all of which were in excess of 67 metres.
Löfman would take silver, with Germany’s Aileen Kuhn taking bronze with a best of 67.25m.
It was Anna Gavigan (Lambay Sports Academy) who set the tone for the weekend’s success with the Lambay athlete putting in the performance of life on Saturday to claim a superb silver in the U23 women’s discus competition. Gavigan threw a massive four-meter PB of 53.91m to medal, a performance that moved herself up to 4th on the Irish all-time list. France’s Marie Josee Bovele Linaka took the U23 discus gold with 57.37 EU23L.
