IRELAND’S SARAH HEALY has finished fifth in tonight’s Women’s 1500m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The Dublin-born athlete registered a time of 4:10.76.
Meanwhile, Sophie O’Sullivan came eighth with a time of 4:11.72.
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Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell triumphed in 4:07.78, with Polish star Klaudia Kazimierska (4:08.80) and Portugal’s Patricia Silva (4:09.22) claiming silver and bronze respectively.
“Fifth is fine,” the 25-year-old told RTÉ. “I pretty much did what I wanted to do, but there was a bit of a gap, and I just wasn’t quite in the right position to get onto it.
“I really wanted to commit with 300 metres to go today, and I felt like I did, but I just wasn’t quite on that group. I think I positioned myself quite well throughout the race, maybe just not at that exact moment when the move was made. The girls are so quick, and once they got away, that was it.
“I’ve done a lot this week. I’m definitely not satisfied, but fourth in the 5000m and fifth in the 1500m is decent. This year has been challenging for me, so I’m proud of myself for getting here, but I’m not satisfied. It has clicked before and it will again.”
Tonight ends a remarkable few days for Team Ireland, as they leave Birmingham with four individual medals – two gold, one silver and one bronze, with Mark English, Kate O’Connor, Rhasidat Adeleke and Andrew Coscoran all delivering podium finishes.
Before Birmingham, only two Irish athletes had ever won individual European outdoor titles – Sonia O’Sullivan and Ciara Mageean.
In addition, there were 15 top-10 finishes in Birmingham, compared with 10 at the 2024 European Championships in Rome, while the number of top-16 performances increased from 17 in Rome to 21 in Birmingham.
To put recent achievements into further perspective, from 1958 to 2014, Ireland earned 13 European outdoor medals. In the 10 years since, Irish athletes have secured 12.
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Sarah Healy finishes fifth in Women's 1500m final
IRELAND’S SARAH HEALY has finished fifth in tonight’s Women’s 1500m final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The Dublin-born athlete registered a time of 4:10.76.
Meanwhile, Sophie O’Sullivan came eighth with a time of 4:11.72.
Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell triumphed in 4:07.78, with Polish star Klaudia Kazimierska (4:08.80) and Portugal’s Patricia Silva (4:09.22) claiming silver and bronze respectively.
Healy previously finished in fourth place in the 5000m earlier in the championships.
“Fifth is fine,” the 25-year-old told RTÉ. “I pretty much did what I wanted to do, but there was a bit of a gap, and I just wasn’t quite in the right position to get onto it.
“I really wanted to commit with 300 metres to go today, and I felt like I did, but I just wasn’t quite on that group. I think I positioned myself quite well throughout the race, maybe just not at that exact moment when the move was made. The girls are so quick, and once they got away, that was it.
“I’ve done a lot this week. I’m definitely not satisfied, but fourth in the 5000m and fifth in the 1500m is decent. This year has been challenging for me, so I’m proud of myself for getting here, but I’m not satisfied. It has clicked before and it will again.”
Tonight ends a remarkable few days for Team Ireland, as they leave Birmingham with four individual medals – two gold, one silver and one bronze, with Mark English, Kate O’Connor, Rhasidat Adeleke and Andrew Coscoran all delivering podium finishes.
Before Birmingham, only two Irish athletes had ever won individual European outdoor titles – Sonia O’Sullivan and Ciara Mageean.
In addition, there were 15 top-10 finishes in Birmingham, compared with 10 at the 2024 European Championships in Rome, while the number of top-16 performances increased from 17 in Rome to 21 in Birmingham.
To put recent achievements into further perspective, from 1958 to 2014, Ireland earned 13 European outdoor medals. In the 10 years since, Irish athletes have secured 12.
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