Athletics: Derval O'Rourke put in a career-best performance to win the women's 60metre hurdles at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast today.
In running a time of 7.90seconds the Leevale athlete not only smashed her own Irish record but comfortably left the World Championship outdoor silver medallist Delloreen Ennis-London of Jamaica in her wake in second (8.06).
O'Rourke passed the line with over one metre to spare, a big margin considering how short a distance the race is. Today's form shows that the Irish hurdler is a genuine prospect to reach the finals of the World Indoor Championships in Moscow next month, possibly even a medal.
Anna Boyle took five one-hundredths of the national record in the women’s 60m sprint running in a time of 7.32sec to qualify for the World Indoors, as did Emily Maher (7.36) from the Kilkenny Harriers who finished third behind Boyle.
In the men’s 1500metres James Nolan, who has already qualified for Moscow, led from start to finish to set a championship record of 3minutes 44.12.
European Indoor 400m champion David Gillick dropped down a distance to win the 200m (21.45), while David McCarthy (47.43) was second in the men’s 400m behind world champion Allenye Francique (46.19) from Grenada.
Collated results from the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Senior Men's 60 m Hurdles
Place/Name/Club/Time
1, S Disdarevic Crusaders A.C. 8.18
2, T Carey City of Derry 8.19
3, A Henyecz City of Edinburgh 8.45
4, J Miller Dublin City Harriers A.C. 8.51
5, B Bourke Limerick A.C. 8.95
6, D Rogers City of Edinburgh 9.09
Senior Men's 60 m
1, L Baptiste England 6.83
2, P Brizzel Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 6.83
3, D Plumber England 6.93
4, J Smyth City of Derry A.C. 6.95
5, J Davis Lagan Valley A.C. 7.11
6, A Henyecz City of Edinburgh 7.13
Senior Men's 200 m
1, D Gillick Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 21.45
2, R Gotz Czech Republic 21.74
3, D Graham Sli Cualann A.C. 21.95
4, D Hynes Menapians A.C. 22.70
1, D Duff Leevale A.C. 22.40
2, N Hogan Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 22.67
3, C Mc Namara Leevale A.C. 22.88
4, J Saulters North Down A.C. 23.18
Senior Men's 400 m
1, A Francique Grenada 46.19
2, D Mc Carthy Le Cheile A.C. 47.43
3, B Murphy U.C.C. A.C. 48.57
4, A Burke Crusaders A.C. 48.59
1, P Hort Slovakia 50.36
2, I Mc Guirk Edinburgh 50.45
M Morgan Beechmount Harriers A.C DNS
S Jorganson Denmark DNS
Senior Men's 800 m
1, J Nasrat Wales 1.50.75
2, J Repcik Slovakia 1.52.16
3, C O'Connell Glaslough Harriers A.C. 1.53.09
4, M Lajcak Slovakia 1.53.58
5, S Morrow Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 1.55.66
6, P Carron Liverpool Harriers 1.57.00
Senior Men's 1500 m
1, J Nolan U.C.D. A.C. 3.44.12
2, D Mc Carthy West Waterford A.C. 3.48.24
3, C O'Lionáird Leevale A.C. 3.48.72
4, E Dunleavy Sligo A.C. 3.52.67
5, M Conroy Sligo A.C. 3.52.99
6, G Hill Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 3.59.68
7, F Mc Gee Lucan Harriers A.C. 4.03.34
8, W Hoyne Thomastown A.C. 4.07.89
9, J Shine Leevale A.C. 4.09.43
10, G O'Connor Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. 4.17.59
Senior Men's 3000 m
1, J Mc Alister St. Malachys A.C. 8.16.96
2, D Doherty Togher A.C. 8.24.18
3, G Thornton Galway City Harriers A.C. 8.24.36
4, E Higgins St. Coca's A.C. 8.24.73
5, M Hanrahan Leevale A.C. 8.29.14
6, S Scullion North Belfast Harriers 8.31.77
7, K Seaward St. Malachy's A.C. 8.33.90
8, P Pollock Abbey A.C. 8.38.73
9, C Mc Gee Lucan Harriers A.C. 8.43.78
10, D Grant City of Derry A.C. 8.47.74
11, D Earls Sli Cualann A.C. 8.49.93
12, E Mc Cormack Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 8.57.35
13, R Faulkner St. Malachy's A.C. 8.57.35
14, R Malseed Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 9.06.31
15, R Rodgers Newcastle A.C. 9.09.94
16, B O'Dowd Bailieboro A.C. 9.42.05
17, N Carroll Shercock A.C. 9.51.04
D Mc Allister St. Malachy's A.C. DNF
Senior Men's 5km Walk
1, C Griffin Ballinamore A.C. 20.24.02
2, J Costin West Waterford A.C. 21.51.25
3, M Doyle Cushinstown A.C. 22.48.16
4, D Kidd St. L. O'Toole A.C. 23.07.93
5, P Muldoon Shercock A.C. 23.27.69
6, B Boyce Milford A.C. 23.30.78
7, P Fitzpatrick Shercock A.C. 23.52.19
8, P Ryan Mullingar Harriers A.C. 24.04.47
Senior Men's High Jump
1, M Kabelka Slovakia 2.15
2, C Flanagan Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 2.05
3, S Herron St. Columbas College 1.95
4, G Coulter Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 1.95
5, D Shields Shercock A.C. 1.90
6, E Kelly St. Abbans A.C. 1.85
6, S Mc Mahon Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 1.85
8, K Grant Letterkenny A.C. 1.80
Senior Men's Long Jump
1, C Mc Donagh Fr. Murphys A.C. 7.93
2, B Bourke Limerick A.C. 7.01
3, L Leung Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 6.89
4, J Ritchie City of Edinburgh 6.82
5, S Mc Mahon Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 6.65
6, A Kennedy Abbey A.C. 6.61
7, S Fleming Crusaders A.C. 6.53
8, W Finnegan Craughwell A.C. 6.08
9, A Jones Birchfield Harriers 5.93
10, J Blanc North Down A.C. 5.82
11, A Mc Grady East Down A.C. 5.57
12, R Doherty Olympian Youth A.C. 4.56
Senior Men's Triple Jump
1, D Valukevic Slovakia 16.64
2, J Dobrovodsky Slovakia 14.94
3, L Leung Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 14.09
4, D Finnegan U.C.C. A.C. 13.95
5, C Donnelly Abbey A.C. 13.55
6, E Kelly St. Abbans A.C. 13.17
7, J Ritchie City of Edinburgh 12.80
8, S Mc Mahon Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 12.77
9, M Mc Donald PSNI A.C. 12.53
10, D Mullan Strabane Track Club 12.04
11, R Mc Shane Strabane Track Club 11.22
12, M Dunlop Olympian Youth A.C. 10.95
Senior Men's Shot Putt
1, K Kelly Fr. Murphy A.C. 16.78
2, J Leahy Limerick A.C. 16.02
3, J Harper North Down A.C. 13.42
4, J Collins Mullingar Harriers A.C. 12.33
5, H Fitzpatrick Shercock A.C. 11.02
6, M O'Reilly Shercock A.C. 10.94
7, S Mc Mahon Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 9.93
8, P Mc Carthy Le Cheile A.C. 9.10
9, M Mc Hugh Lifford A.C. 8.35
10, D Gomm Raheny Shamrock A.C. 4.98
Senior Men's Pole Vault
1, A Mc Creery Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 4.60
2, L Walker Dublin City Harriers A.C. 4.50
3, D Donegan Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 4.40
4, S Greene Raheny Shamrock A.C. 4.00
5, I Rogers Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 3.40
5, K Grant Letterkenny A.C. 3.40
7, B Alexander Finn Valley A.C. 2.80
Senior Women's 60 m Hurdles
1, D O'Rourke Leevale A.C. 7.90
2, D Ennis London Jamaica 8.06
3, S Claxton Woodford Green 8.15
4, J Bennett England 8.33
5, O Voucoverivich, Slovenia 8.34
6, M Bobkova Slovakia 8.58
Senior Women's 60 m
1, A Boyle Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 7.32
2, A Aliou Affoue Ivory Coast 7.34
3, E Maher Kilkenny City Harriers A.C. 7.36
4, A Mc Sweeney Leevale A.C. 7.45
5, C Brady Celbridge A.C. 7.72
6, A Foster North Down A.C. 7.74
Senior Women's 200 m
1, A Foster North Down A.C. 24.90
2, F O'Friel Dublin Striders A.C. 24.95
3, K Proper Ferrybank A.C. 25.19
4, G Hynes Galway City Harriers A.C. 25.21
1, D Marchal North Down A.C. 25.83
2, Z Murphy Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 25.96
3, K Lydon Galway City Harriers A.C. 26.35
4, J Corcoran Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 26.55
Senior Women's 400 m
1, J Cuddihy U.C.D. A.C. 54.13
2, M Chrust Poland 54.26
3, C Sheehy Dublin City Harriers A.C. 54.47
4, M Andrews Togher A.C. 56.58
1, E Mc Caffrey Abbey A.C. 56.37
2, M Rodgers Abbey A.C. 57.81
3, C Mc Sweeney Leevale A.C. 58.51
C Cuddihy Kilkenny City Harriers A.C. DNF
Senior Women's 800 m
1, L Monteith City of Lisburn A.C. 2.12.70
2, C Long WSEH 2.13.39
3, L Crowe Riocht A.C. 2.13.97
4, W Davis Lagan Valley A.C. 2.15.01
5, K Harty Newcastle A.C. 2.17.48
6, L Scriven St. L. O'Toole A.C. 2.17.63
Senior Women's 1500 m
1, O Drumm U.C.C. A.C. 4.28.21
2, K Harty Newcastle A.C. 4.37.07
3, L Freel Dromore A.C. 4.37.74
4, P Brady Lagan Valley A.C. 5.20.07
5, A Speight Enniskillen 5.23.53
6, C Mc Auley North Belfast Harriers 5.27.52
H Mc Larnan Lisburn A.C. DNF
Senior Women's 3000 m
1, P Curley Tullamore Harriers A.C. 9.36.49
2, L Byrne Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 9.48.26
3, L Reilly Annalee A.C. 10.25.87
4, R Gillispie Lisburn A.C. 10.49.95
5, A Kane Canon Burke A.C. 11.49.94
6, A Speight Enniskillen 11.58.41
Senior Women's 3 km Walk
1, A Loughnane Craughwell A.C. 13.18.71
2, L Reynolds Mohill A.C. 14.46.57
3, S Prendiville Lios Tuathail A.C. 16.33.93
4, S Prendiville Lios Tuathail A.C. 16.53.00
5, A Burtenshaw Monasterevin A.C. 17.01.99
6, A Kane Canon Burke A.C. 18.09.06
7, C Flood Glaslough Harriers A.C. 19.28.74
8, A Gormley Donore Harriers A.C. 19.51.68
Senior Women's High Jump
1, S Heveran Westport A.C. 1.76
2, P Hughes Westport A.C. 1.73
3, L Byrne St. L. O'Toole A.C. 1.70
4, G Moggan Brothers Pearse A.C. 1.65
5, L Herron City of Lisburn A.C. 1.60
6, J Reilly Na Fianna A.C. 1.60
7, C Wilkinson Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 1.55
7, H Buckley Raheny Shamrock A.C. 1.55
Senior Women's Long Jump
1, J Veldakova Slovakia 6.44
2, K Proper Ferrybank A.C. 6.19
3, N Oshidunrun Edinburgh Southern Harriers 5.66
4, M Gault Lagan Valley A.C. 5.58
5, L Herron City of Lisburn A.C. 5.27
6, J Reddy St. L. O'Toole A.C. 5.13
7, D Meade Star Of The Sea A.C. 5.13
8, A Sharkey Letterkenny A.C. 4.73
9, G Moggan Brothers Pearse A.C. 4.66
10, S Heaney Olympian Youth A.C. 4.64
11, P Boyle Cranford A.C. 4.52
12, A Burns Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 4.40
13, K Ferguson City of Derry A.C. 4.39
14, H Buckley Raheny Shamrock A.C. 4.38
15, S Keys City of Derry A.C. 4.30
Senior Women's Triple Jump
1, T Smith Jamaica 14.23
2, Y Aldama Sudan 14.18
3, D Veldakove Slovakia 13.85
4, I Beskrovnaja Slovakia 13.58
5, S Barry UWIC 12.03
6, B Furlong Slaney Olympic A.C. 11.47
7, K Ferguson City of Derry A.C. 10.48
8, L Frey Lagan Valley A.C. 10.14
9, S Keys City of Derry A.C. 10.09
10, S Heaney Olympian Youth A.C. 10.00
11, J Curran Orchard County A.C. 9.71
Senior Women's Shot Putt
1, E Massey North Down A.C. 15.54
2, L Cogan Newbridge A.C. 12.88
3, R Mc Nally Orchard County A.C. 11.18
4, A Davis Lagan Valley A.C. 10.95
5, C Mc Aleese Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 10.09
6, D Hughes St. John Bosco A.C. 10.00
7, L Glover Lagan Valley A.C. 8.92
8, C Gillanders Glaslough Harriers A.C. 8.76
9, H Buckley Raheny Shamrock A.C. 8.72
11, M Gillanders Glaslough Harriers A.C. 7.72
12, O Gillanders Glaslough Harriers A.C. 7.55
13, E Callery Glaslough Harriers A.C. 7.42
14, M Burke City of Derry A.C. 6.87
Senior Women's Pole Vault
1, J Claffey Borrisokane A.C. 3.30
2, C Wilkinson Ballymena & Antrim A.C. 2.80
3, E O'Meara Borrisokane A.C. 2.70
4, M Green Grantham A.C. 2.40