Nicola Tuthill and Ava O’Connor Steal The Show With U23 National Records

Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) and Ava O’Connor (Tullamore Harriers AC) set new Irish U23 records this evening at the Motonet Grand Prix in Lahti, Finland, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting. Competing in the Hammer Throw, Tuthill threw a best of 71.71 metres to add nearly 1.5m to her previous record which had been set in May 2024 in …

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Niamh Fogarty Breaks 41-Year Irish Discus Record

Niamh Fogarty (Raheny Shamrock AC) has made Irish athletics history by breaking the long-standing national record in the women’s discus throw. https://www.instagram.com/p/DI-FkYSJvne/     Competing at the Oklahoma Throws Series in the USA, the 25-year-old Westmeath native launched a personal best of 58.40 metres in the second round – surpassing Patricia Walsh’s 1983 record of 57.60 metres, which had stood …

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Nicola Tuthill extends own Irish U23 hammer throw record

Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) has extended her own Irish U23 record today (April 6th). Competing at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships, Tuthill took victory with a new personal best throw of 68.65m. The throw adds eighty centimetres to her previous Irish U23 record, which she set at the European Team Championships in Chorzow, Poland in June of last …

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Nicola Tuthill claims U23 silver at European Throwing Cup

Nicola Tuthill has won a silver medal in the U23 Hammer Throw Final at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal Sunday afternoon (March 10th). It marks the second year in a row that Tuthill has claimed the U23 Hammer Throw silver at the event. 2023 saw Tuthill become the first Irish athlete ever to win a medal at the European Throwing …

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Team Ireland selected for European Throwing Cup

Athletics Ireland have selected a team of 6 athletes to compete at the European Throwing Cup to be held in Leiria, Portugal on March 11th & 12th. ✨2023 European Throwing Cup Selections✨ Athletics Ireland have selected a team of 6 athletes to compete at the European Throwing Cup to be held in Leiria, Portugal on March 11th & 12th⤵️https://t.co/5jYlheZ68w pic.twitter.com/b78m7tDOTy — Athletics …

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