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Record-breaking season for Donegal athletes – here’s how they stack up on all-time list

written by Chris McNulty October 9, 2019
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IT HAS been a record-breaking year for athletics in Donegal with some memorable performances across a variety of disciplines and championships.

2019 signalled not only a world class performance in the 50k at the World Championship in Doha by Brendan Boyce, but the Finn Valley AC man also set Donegal and Ulster records over 20k and 30k distances.

John Kelly broke similar ground in the shot at the European Throws meet in Leiria, Portugal; Lifford-Strabane AC’s Gareth Crawford set a fine new mark in the javelin and the Letterkenny AC pair Caitriona Jennings and Ann-Marie McGlynn also hit new heights.

Jennings set a new Irish 50k record at the IAU World Championships in Romania, while McGlynn smashed the course record at the Belfast Half Marathon in September.

Elsewhere, Finn Valley AC’s Bridget McDyre was added to the illustrious list with her weight for distance mark.

 

Men’s County Records, as at 30 September 2019

Event   Name Time/Dist Club Venue Year
100m Brian Doyle 10.88 Finn Valley Antrim 10/06/08
200m Brian Doyle 21.48 Finn Valley A/C Gateshead 07/06/08
400m Mark English 46.56 U.C.D M.P.T. Belfast 02/07/14
800m Mark English  1.44.84 Letterkenny A/C London 26/07/13
1500m Gary Murray 3.41.02 St. Malachy’s Morntalje, Sweden 11/07/05
5000m Gary Murray  13.44.62 St. Malachy’s  Solihill, England 25/06/05
10000m Danny McDaid 29.1 Lettekenny A/C Liverpool 1978
110hurdles Liam Doherty 15.23 Lifford A/C Omega Final, Belfield  1980
400 Hurdles Liam Doherty  53.7 Lifford A/C Ireland V Denmark V Scotland, Copenhagen 1980
3000 MSC Joe Byrne 8.58.20 Finn Valley A/C Bloomington I.N, USA 28/05/05
1500m Walk Bernie O’Callaghan 6.04.99 Finn Valley A/C Belfield 05/82
3000m Walk outdoor Brendan Boyce 11.17.84  Finn Valley A/C Cork City Sports August 2019
3000m Walk indoor Brendan Boyce 11.28.01 Finn Valley A/C A.I. Indoor Games, Abbottstown, Dublin 05/02/17
5k Walk Brendan Boyce 19.39.11 Letterkenny ac  Neenagh, Tipperary 06/01/13
10k Walk Brendan Boyce 41.16.25 Letterkenny A/C Dublin 08/08/15
20k Walk Brendan Boyce 1hr24m31sec Finn Valley A/C Podebrady,Czech REp. /04/19
50k Walk Brendan Boyce 3hr48m13sec Finn Valley A/C  Alyus Lihuania  19 /5/ 19
4 x 100m Giles, Duggan, McAteer, Magnier 43.6 Cranford A/C Cranford V Conlife, Santry 1967
4 x 400m J. Higgins, F. Higgins, S. Reilly, S. Melly 3.23.20 Letterkenny A/C Antrim Forum 1991
3 x 800m  J. Higgins, F. Higgins, C. Gallagher 5.45.2 Letterkenny A/C BLE Relays, Tullamore 1991
4 x 800m Bogle, Rushe, Gaynor, McNulty 7.42.6 Finn Valley A/C BLE Relays, Cork 1985
Marathon Danny Mc Daid 2hr13m06sec Letterkenny A/C Limerick 1976
Ultra 50k Daniel Doherty 3.09.05  ? ?
Ultra 100k Daniel Doherty 7.05.23 ? ?
Ultra 6hrs Eddie Gallen 59.69 k Finn Valley ac D Albi France  22/10/16
Ultra 12hrs Eddie Gallen 114.991,k Finn Valley ac  D Albi France  22 / 10 /16
Ultra 24hrs Eddie Gallen 195.232 Finn Valley ac  Turin Italy  11-12/4/15
Long Jump Hugo Duggan 7.38m  Milford A/C Emyvale, Co Monaghan 1967
Triple Jump Neil Sweeney 14.47m Dungloe  BLE Champs, Santry 1974
High Jump Derek Gillespie 2.05m

2.05 indoors 

Annagry BLE League, Tullamore

Nenagh 

1994
Pole Vault David Goretti 

Ken Morris 

4.90mt

4.90

Killybegs 

Finn Vallley ac 

Santry 

Santry 

1989 

2000

Shot Putt outdoor John Kelly 18.50  Finn Valley A/C Leiria Throws ,Portugal  08/19
Shot Putt Indoor John Kelly 17.49mt Finn Valley A/C AI Indoor Games, Abbottstown, Dublin 05/02/17
Discus Sean Carlin 42.62mt Finn Valley A/C Army Champs, Curragh 1979
Javelin Gareth Crawford 66.01mt Lifford / Strabane  Santry Nationals  2019
Hammer Dempsey McGuigan 70 55mt Finn Valley A/C Walnut California  04/17
Decathlon Sean Carlin 7226pts

11.5, 7.02mt

11.17mt, 1.97m, 50.43, 16.21sec, 39.58m, 4.20m, 50.84m, 4.21

Finn Valley A/C National Champs, Tullamore 1981

 

Women’s County All Time List as at September 30, 2019

Event   Name Time/Dist Club Venue Year
100m Jannine Boyle 11.92/1.4 Finn Valley Irish Schools 30/05/15
200m Mary Mc Loone 24.55/1.91 Tir Conaill A/C Berne, Switzerland 30/05/10
400m Christine Lynch 55.72 Finn Valley A/C BLE Champs, Santry 1983
800m Siobhan Gallagher 2.07.2 Donegal Harriers North Eastern University, Boston  1990
1500m Siobhan Gallagher 4.14.19 Donegal Harriers Raleigh, North Carolina  June 1990 
3000m Katy McCandless 9.03 Finn Valley A/C Cork City Sports 1996
5000m Katy McCandless 15.28.8 Finn Valley A/C Oslo Grand Prix  1996
10000m Hollie Knight 33.08.99 Finn Valley A/C Stanford CA 06/04/13
100m Hurdles Sharon Foley 14.72 Lifford A/C Hemel Hemstead, London 1997
400m Hurdles Arlene Crossan 60.59 Finn Valley A/C Ifam Oordegem, Belgium 28/05/16
3k Walk Sinead McGrannaghan 14.05.79 Finn Valley A/C National LGE. Belfield 1987
5k Walk Sinead Mc Connell  27.01 Finn Valley A/C   Malaga WMA  2018
10k Walk Anne McGill 54.54  Finn Valley A/C    Douglas , Isle Of Man 2001
20k Walk Anne McGill 1hr51m21sec Finn Valley A/C  Dublin  2002
4 x 100 relay McGowan, Brady, McMullan, McGrory 48.44 Tir Con Junior Women, Cork  06/07/14
4 x 400 relay D. Herron, M.Davis, C. Lynch, N. Harron 3.59.3 Finn Valley A/C BLE Relays, Belfield 1998
4 x 800 relay Lynch, Harron, Harron, McArdle 9.09.8 Finn Valley A/C National Relays 1986
Marathon Maria Mc Cambridge 2hr35m28sec Letterkenny A/C Dublin 29/10/13
100k Helena Crossan 7hr52m45sec Inishowen A/C Worschotein, Ned  08/09/13
Half Marathon Maria Mc Cambridge 73m 49sec Letterkenny A/C Great North Run, Newcastle 13/09/11
Long Jump Mary Mc Loone 6.07mt

6.16indoors

Tir Connaill A/C Dublin

Belfast 

22/07/07
Triple Jump Mary Mc Loone 12.81mt Tir Connaill A/C Bilbao 20/06/15
High Jump Sommer Lecky 1.90mt Finn Valley ac  IAAF world juniors Tampere  2018
Pole Vault Tori Pena 4.60mt Finn Valley A/C Chola Vista, CA  06/06/13
Shot Putt Geraldine Stewart 13.19mt Tir Connaill A/C Dublin 22/07/07
Discus Bridie Lynch 42.38mt Tir Connaill A/C Graded Meet, Santry 1998
Event   Name Time/Dist Club Venue Year
Javelin Sharon Foley 35.84mt Lifford A/C N.I. Combined Events, Derry 1995
Hammer Naoimh McGranaghan 38.37mt Finn Valley A/C Dublin 19/07/15
Heptathlon Sharon Foley 5394pts

14.72, 1.78mt

10.94mt, 25.68, 5.81mt, 33.84mt, 2.20.68

Lifford A/C Home Countries International, London 1997
3000MSC Michelle Harvey 10.52.86 Tir Connaill A/C Irishtown 23/04/05
Weigh for disance 26lbs  Bridge Mc Dyre  5.32m  Finn Valley ac  Santry  29/06/19
50k Caitriona Jennings  3.19..50  Letterkenny ac Brasov . Romania 
Half Marathon  Ann Marie Mc Glynn 72.58  Letterkenny ac  Belfast Sept 22 nd 2019
Record-breaking season for Donegal athletes – here’s how they stack up on all-time list was last modified: October 9th, 2019 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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