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West Waterford Athletic Club 2011

January 2011

Munster Junior and Senior Indoors Nenagh

Gold
Thomas Houlihan, Junior Pole Vault, 4.40mtrs
Kate Veale, Junior 3k Walk, 13mis, 10secs

Silver
Lisa Houlihan, Junior Pole Vault, 2.60mtrs and 60mtrs Hurdles, 9.76secs
Claire Collins, Junior High Jump, 1.67mtrs
Mareks Floroseks, Senior 3,000mtrs, 8mins, 23secs

National Junior Indoors Nenagh

Gold
Kate Veale, 3k Walk, 13mins, 57secs

Bronze
Lisa Houlihan, 60mtrs Hurdles, 9.65secs

National Indoors Nenagh

Gold
Kate Veale, Senior 3k, 13.11
Harry O'Brien, 800mtrs (O45), 2.16
Joe Gough, 400mtrs, 60.07 O55 and 800mtrs, 2.13

Silver
Combined events O50 Richie Power

Boston Indoors

David McCarthy, 3k PB, 7.53

February 2011

National Senior Indoor Championships Belfast

Silver
Kate Veale, 3k, National Junior Record, 12mins 49secs

British Masters Indoors London

Gold
Joe Gough, 800mtrs (2mins 11secs)

March 2011

Munster Senior and Novice Road Race Champioships Kerry

Silver
Philip Harty (20.13, 4mls) Senior
2nd Senior Team: Philip Harty, Raivis Zakis, Kevin Kenneally, Shane Power

Bronze
3rd Novice Team: Kevin Kenneally, Shane Power, Sean Stilwell

Munster Senior and Novice Road Race Championships Kerry

Silver
Philip Harty (20.13, 4 miles)
Second Senior Team: Philip Harty, Ravis Zakis, Kevin Kenneally, Shane Power

European Masters Indoor Championships in Belgium

Gold
Joe Gough 800 mtrs (2.11), 1,500 mtrs (4.34, national record O/55)

Munster Masters Indoor Championships, Ballyneale

Silver
Joe Gough (O/55), Bernie Prendergast (O/50)

Bronze
Corinna Walsh (O/35)

April 2011

Munster Masters Outdoors T/F Champioships Cork

Gold
Terri Gough, 100mtrs, 200mtrs, Javeline
Corinna Walsh, 400mtrs, 800mtrs, 1500mtrs
Harry O'Brien, 800mtrs
Micháel Downey, 100mtrs, 200mtrs, 400mtrs
Joe Gough, 400mtrs
Richie Power, 400mtrs
Yevgeniy Chizhikov, 800mtrs

Silver
Terri Gough, Corinna Walsh, Norma Wall, Triona Wall, 4 x 100mtrs
Norma Wall, 800mtrs
Micháel Downey, Long Jump
Triona Wall, 200mtrs, Javelin
Richie Power, 200mtrs, Long Jump
Micheal Tutty, Javelin
Yevgeniy Chizhikov, 800mtrs

Bronze
Norma Wall, 3,000mtrs

May 2011

European Race Walking Championships Portugal

Bronze
Kate Veale, Junior 10k, New Irish Record of 46mins 32secs

June 2011

National Track and Field Leagues Castleisland

Gold
Kate Veale, 1500mtrs Walk
Kate Hickey, Discuss
Thomas Houlihan, Pole Vault
Shane Scanlon, Hammer
Jamie Costin, 3k Walk

National Junior T/F Champioships, Tullamore

Gold
Thomas Houlihan, Pole Vault (4.45mtrs)
Zoe Scanlon, Discus (38.98mtrs)

Silver
Laurence Houlihan, Pole Vault (3.65mtrs)
Lisa Houlihan, 100mtrs Hurdles (15.45secs)

Bronze
Martin Houlihan, Pole Vault (3.65mtrs)
James Michael Hall, Hammer (63.39mtrs)
Lisa Houlihan, Leanne Herlihy, Pole Vault 2.65mtrs)

Dublin Grand Prix of Race Walking Phoenix Park 

Kate Veale, New National 3k record of 12min 38secs

July 2011

Munster Track and Field Championships in Cork

Gold
Lisa Houlihan, Junior Pole Vault (2.80mtrs), 100mtrs hurdles (15.45secs)
Laurence Houlihan, Junior Pole Vault, (3.40mtrs)
James Michael Hall, Junior Hammer
James Leddingham, Senior 800mtrs (1min 53secs)

Silver
Laurence Houlihan, Junior High Jump (1.80mtrs)
Kate Hickey, Junior Discuss
Luighaigh O'Mahony, Junior 400mtrs Hurdles

Bronze
Michelle Kenneally, Junior Ladies Hammer (36.48mtrs)

Cork City Sports

Thomas Houlihan 3rd in Pole Vault (4.40mtrs)

World Youth Olympics

Kate Veale won the Gold Medal in the 5k Walk in Lille, France in a time of 21mins 45secs, which was the fastest time of the year and a new Irish record.

In winning the All Ireland U/18 3k walk in Tullamore in a record time of 12 mins 18.86 seconds, Kate Veale also set Junior u/23 and senior records for that distance.

National Track and Field Leagues, Athlone

Gold
Lisa Houlihan, 100 mtrs hurdles, pole vault, Triple Jump.
Claire Collins, High Jump (1.60).
Kate Veale, 1500 mtrs walk, 3000 meters run.
Shane Scanlan, Hammer (43.87).
Thomas Houlihan, Pole Vault

*Ladies team qualified for National Finals.  

August 2011

National Senior Track and Field Championships Santry

Gold
Kate Veale, 5k Walk

Bronze
Lisa Houlihan, 100mtrs hurdles (15.89secs)
Zoe Scanlon, discus (36.56mtrs)
Tom Bosworth, 10k walk (42.07mins)

National Senior Track and Field League Final Tullamore

Gold
Lisa Houlihan, 100mtrs hurdles (15.52secs)
Kate Veale, 1500mtrs walk (6mins 49secs)
Claire Collins, high jump (1.55mtrs)
Zoe Scanlon, discus (38.09mtrs)

National Masters Track and Field Championships Tullamore

Gold
Míchéal Downey, 400mtrs and long jump
Triona Wall, 100mtrs, 3k walk
Terri Gough, 200mtrs, 400 mtrs, hammer, javelin
Corinna Walsh, 400mtrs, 800mtrs
Joe Gough, 800mtrs

Silver
Míchéal Downey, 100mtrs and 200 mtrs
Triona Wall, 200 mtrs
Corinna Wlash, 3000mtrs
Norma Wall, 800mtrs

September 2011

Latvian National Marathon Championship

Raivis Zakis, Gold, 2hrs 30mins 54secs

European Masters Track and Field, Lignano Italy

Michéal Downey
Gold: Long Jump, 6.16mtrs
Silver: 400mtrs hurdles
Bronze: 100mtrs 11.70secs

October 2011

Dublin Marathon

Irish O50 Champions: Josie Uí Chuirrin, Bernie Prendergast, Kathleen Keane

Silver: Terri Gough O65
Bronze: Ann Dunford O45 

November 2011

National Athletics Awards

Emerging Athlete of the Year: Kate Veale
Master Athlete of the Year: Joe Gough
Team of the Year: Irish U23 European Cross Country Champions, team member David McCarthy

Munster Intermediate Cross Country Clonmel

Bronze: Triona Wall, Karen Ryan, Ann Dunford, Bernie Prendergast

December 2011

Irish Junior Cross Country Championship, Sligo

Bronze: Kate Veale

European Junior Cross Country Championship, Slovenia

Junior: Kate Veale 57th