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Irish athletes in the World Junior Championships

The following is a list of all Irish athletes who competed in the World Junior Championships.  Their performances are also shown, where known.  Waterford athletes are shown in blue and National records in green.  A red asterix *denotes athletes who competed, subsequently, in the Olympic Games in an individual event.  See how these athletes performed in the Games by visiting our page - Irish Olympians

1986, I Athens, Greece,  

Barry Walsh, Decathlon, 18th, 6,784pts. 

1988, II Sudbury, Canada,  

Joanne Fitzgerald, 400mH, 4th round 1, 61.85secs; Paula Carty, 400mH, 8th round 1, 63.54secs; Sonia O'Sullivan,*3000m, 10th round 1, 9:50.31; Belinda McArdle, 3000m, 12th round 1, 10;09.85; Aisling Ryan, 10,000m, DNF; Marie Walsh, 5k Walk, 18th, 26:11.14; Josephine Quinlan, 5k Walk, 19th, 26:29.59; Billy Mullaney, 1500m, 7th round 1, 3:51.01; Victor Costello,*Shot Putt, 10th, 16.59m; Fr. Liam Kelliher, Manager; Mick McKeown, Coach; Jean Taylor, Physiotherapist. 

1990, III Plovdiv, Bulgaria,  8th Aug - 12th Aug

Marissa Smith, 200m, 4th round 1, 24.32secs; 5th S/F, 24.09secs; Sinéad Delahunty,*1500m, 7th round 1, 4:27.15; Susan Smith,* 100mH, 5th round 1, 14.07secs; 5th S/F, 13.97secs; 400mH, 7th round 1, 61.89secs; Lisa Nicholson, 400mH, 6th round 1, 59.88secs; Darren Haddock, 100m, 5th round 1, 10.99secs; Eugene Farrell,*100m, 6th round 1, 10.85secs; Niall Bruton,*800m, 4th round 1, 1:49.84; 1500m, 8th round 1, 3:47.87; Nigel Brunton, 1500m, 6th round 1, 3:52.88; Brian Conway, 5000m, 15th round 1, 15:18.18; Conor Holt, 10,000m, 23rd, 31:45.24; John Murray, 3000m S/C, 12th round 1, 9:25.28; Jonathan Kron, Long Jump, 9th round 1, 7.18m. 

1992,  IV, Seoul, South Korea            

Patricia Naughton, 100mH, 5th round 1, 14.56secs; Deirdre Gallagher,*5,000mWalk, 25th, 24:59.45; David Matthews,* 800m, 5th round 1 (ht2), 1:52.56; Antoine Burke, High Jump, Qual., Group 2, 13th, 2.13m (NSR); 19th Final, 2.00m; David Cullinan, 10k Walk, 16th, 45:23.85.   

1994, V 

Karen Shinkins,* 200m, 3rd round 1 (ht2), 24.57secs; 8th round 2 (ht3), 25.20secs; Gillian O'Sullivan,* 5k Walk, 22nd, 24:19.38; Stuart McCabe, 100m, 5th round 1 (ht2), 10.74secs; 
John Whelan, 110mH, 3rd round 1 (ht3, +1.4), 14.24secs; 5th s/f 2, (+2.1), 14.23secs; Antoine Burke, High Jump, 1st qual group A, 2.15m; 2nd final, 2.20m; Ciarán McDonagh, Long Jump, 13th qual group B, 7.25m; 4x100m, DNF, (John Whelan, Stuart McQuade, Kevin Cogley, Ciarán McDonagh).


1996, VI Sydney, Australia

Gráinne Redmond, 100mH, DNF; Rosaleigh Comerford, 5k Walk, 14th, 23:29.73; James Nolan,* 800m, 1st round 1 (ht2), 1.49.02; 4th s/f1, 1.47.55; 8th final, 1.51.88; Andrew Walker, 1500m, 2nd round 1 (ht1), 3.56.88; 11th s/f1, 4.00.07; Brian Liddy, 400mH, 7th round 1 (ht6), 53.49secs; Jamie Costin,* 10k Walk, 12th, 43:20.78; Joe Ryan, 10k Walk, 46:33.88; 
           

1998, VII Annecy, France,  28th July - 2nd August

 Aoife Hearne, 100m, DNS; Emily Maher, 200m, 4th round 1, 24.60secs; 6th round 2, 24.28secs; Ciara Sheehy, 200m, 4th round 1, 24.74secs; 8th round 2, 24.71secs; Thomas Coman,* 400m, 2nd round 1, 47.14secs (NR); 3rd S/F, 46.82secs (NR); Paul Opperman, 400m, 5th round 1, 47.81secs; Colm McClean, 1500m, 3rd round 1, 3:49.64; 6th Final, 3:44.79; David Kidd, 20k Walk, 22nd, 47:10.68

2000, VIII Santiago de Chile, October 17/22

Emily Maher, 100m, 1st round 1, 11.71secs [ht1, 0.00m/s, Reaction 0.154secs]; 2nd round 2, 11.62secs [ht2, w -0.5m/s, Reaction 0.165secs]; 3rd s/f 1, 11.80secs, [ w 0.0m/s, Reaction 0.154secs]; 200m, 2nd round 1, 24.51secs [ht3, w -1.20m/s, Reaction 0.143secs], 2nd round 2, 23.94secs, [ht1, w 0.00m/s, Reaction 0.153secs];3rd s/f2, 23.85secs [ w+1.6m/s, Reaction 0.157secs]; 6th final, 24.00secs [w +0.7m/s, Reaction 0.188secs]; Martina McCarthy, 400m, 2nd round 1, 54.14secs [ht1, Reaction 0.203secs];  4th s/f1, 53.61secs(PB), [Reaction 0.188secs]; 8th final, 54.32secs [Reaction 0.201secs]; Joanne Cuddihy, 400m, DQ round 1 [ht2, Reaction 0.213secs];  Derval O'Rourke, 100mH, 3rd round 1, 13.61secs (NJR) [ht6, w +0.6m/s, Reaction 0.133secs]; 8th s/f2, 13.76secs, [w -0.9m/s, Reaction 0.125secs]; Eileen O'Keeffe, Hammer, 12th qual group A, 50.13m [ x, 50.13m, 49.59m, 16 competitors]; Gordon Kennedy, 200m, 4th round 1, 21.56secs, [ht5, Reaction 0.185secs]; 8th round 2, 21.58secs [ht2, w -0.2m/s, Reaction 0.194secs];  400m, 2nd round 1, 46.94secs [ht1, Reaction 0.209secs];  Anthony Lilley, 800m, 5th round 1, 1:52.48 [ht4]; Conor Sweeney,1500m, 5th round 1, 3:47.98 [ht3]; Liam Reale, 3000m s/c, 12 round 1, 9:24.28 [ht2, 17competitors]; Tim Flannery, 110mH, 8th round 1, 14.88secs, [w -0.1m/s, Reaction 0.175secs]; Colin Griffin, 10k Walk, 23rd, 46:17.00, 33competitors; Aoife Byrne, 800m, 1500m, selected for both events but was injured and did not travel.

2002, IX Jamaica, July 16/21

Qualifiers: (with their qualifying marks where known)
Claire Bergin 200m, 24.38secs; Joanne Cuddihy 400m, 54.64secs; Anne Loughnane 10k Walk, 49:57.34 ; Darragh Graham 200m, 21.53secs ; Paul Hession 200m; David McCarthy 400m, 46.66secs; Liam Reale 1500m, 3:47.62 

RESULTS:
Claire Bergin, 200m, 4th in round 1, 24.36secs (PB) [ht4, lane 4, w +2.0m/s, Reaction 0.189secs]; 7th in s/f1[lane 1], 24.97secs [w +0.4m/s, Reaction 0.174secs]; Joanne Cuddihy, 400m, 2nd in round 1, 54.07secs (SB) [ht1, lane 4, Reaction 0.195secs]; 3rd in s/f2 , 53.77secs (PB) [lane 3, Reaction 0.210secs]; 6th in final , 53.36secs (PB), [lane 7, Reaction 0.179secs]; Anne Loughnane, 10k Walk, 16th of 24 competitors, 51:11:54 (19 finished, 2DQ, 3DNF); Darragh Graham, 200m, 6th in round 1, 21.78 [ht7, lane 2, w+1.5m/s, Reaction 0.146secs]; Paul Hession, 200m, 3rd in round 1, 21.03secs (PB), [ht4, lane 6, w+1.4m/s, Reaction 0.146secs]; 6th in s/f1 [lane 2], 21.22secs [w-1.1m/s, Reaction 0.144secs]; David McCarthy, 400m, 3rd in round 1, 47.07secs [ht2, lane 3, Reaction 0.168secs]; 4th in s/f1 [lane 2, Reaction 0.149secs], 46.77secs; 7th  in final, 47.10secs [lane 8, Reaction 0.169secs]; Liam Reale, 1500m, 9th in round 1 [ht2, 16 competed], 3:50.52.

2004,
RESULTS:
Louise Kiernan, 100m, 5^th (of 8) in Rd1, 12.02secs [ht6, W –0.1m/s, Reaction 0.183secs]; Mandy Crowe, 200m, 1^st in Rd1, 24.18secs (PB) (Ht1, W +0.5m/s, Reaction 0.178secs); 6^th (of 8) in s/f2, 24.69secs [W +0.7m/s, Reaction 0.180secs]; Linda Byrne, 3000m S/C, 8^th (of 15) in S/f3, 10:59:34 (NJR); Ann Loughnane, 10,000m Walk,13^th (of 29), 49:24.89 (NJR) ; Caitriona McMahon, 10,000m Walk, 27^th (of 29), 54:38.19 (PB); 4x100m Relay: Ireland DQ, (Aoife McNeill, Mandy Crowe, Claire Brady, Louise Kiernan)