Leinster Junior and u/23 Track and Field

The  Leinster Junior and u/23 Track and Field Championships were held in Scanlon Park Kilkenny on Sunday 29th  May. A good representation of athletes from Kilkenny Clubs competed with considerable success .  Sophie Parkinson Gowran  AC was a double winner in the shot (10.50) and Discus (40.62). Sophie’s throw in the Discus was just 38cm […]

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Leinster U9-11 Juvenile Pairs ; U12 Individual events

Thomastown Athletic Club had a successful outing at the Leinster juvenile U9 – U11 pair events and U12 individual events at Navan on Saturday 29th May. The club had teams in the U9 Girls 60m & 300m represented by Aine Kirwan and Anna Cass. In the U10 girls 60m, 500m, long jump represented by Ciara […]

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May 28th 2011 slideshow and Report

Fridays night events were confined to the senior and more senior athletes and  despite the small numbers the competition was keen in all events. In the Senior 1500m walk John Lennon Gowran AC was the winner and in doing so completed a remarkable feat. John first competed in this event in 1967 when he finished […]

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friday 28th May Track and Field Results

event category first second third Track 100m senior men Daniel Lyons Castlecomer walk senior men John Lennon    Gowran Michael O Keefe Thomastown walk senior women Orla ButlerSt Senans Aoife Butler                 St Senans 800m novice men James Power Thomastown Kevin Fenlon Gowran Paul Dunne Thomastown 800m O/35 men Paudie Barron      Nore Valley 800m o/45 men David […]

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Eileen O Keefe retires from Athletics

It was announced today that Eileen O Keefe, Kilkenny City Harriers Olympian, has retired from Athletics after a long battle with a knee injury. Liam Hennessy President of Athletics Ireland commented that “Eileen O’Keeffe has made an outstanding contribution to Irish Athletics. Her achievements both at a National and International level are to be applauded” […]

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