DEWHIRST CLAIMS EUROPEAN SILVER MEDAL
Tir Chonaill's Fintan Dewhirst has won a 400mH silver medal at the U18 European Championships in Israel this afternoon (July 7th). Dewhirst looked superb in the heats and semi finals, but saved his best performance for the final with the 16-year old Donegal athlete clocking a scintillating 51.65 to take almost one second off his previous personal best.
Running from lane 2, the performance was made all the more impressive by Dewhirst's hurdling efficiency as the race heated up heading into the final 100m.
Elnan of Norway would claim gold in 50.89 WU18L, but it was Dewhirst who had Irish fans on thier feet in claiming Ireland's 7th ever medal at these championships.
Race Summary:
1 NOR ELNAN AURSTAD Bastian 50.89 WU18L
2 IRL DEWHIRST Fintan 51.65 PB NU18
3 HUN TAKÁCS Gergő 51.77 PB
Full result HERE
Previous Irish U18 Medals
European Youth (U18) Championships*: Past Medal Winners
- 2016 100m Gina Akpe-Moses SILVER 11.80 (-0.3)
- 2016 100m Hurdles Molly Scott BRONZE 13.51(+0.1)
- 2018 200m Rhasidat Adeleke GOLD 23.52 (+0.7)
- 2018 800m Sophie O’Sullivan SILVER 2.06.05
- 2018 1500m Sarah Healy GOLD 4.18.71
- 2018 3000m Sarah Healy GOLD 9.18.05
- 2022 400mH Fintan Dewhirst SILVER 51.65
*No U18 Championships in 2020