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McLaughlin reaches hits new shot put best – twice – at throws meet

written by Chris McNulty July 14, 2021
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GAVIN McLaughlin broke his own shot put personal best twice at a throws meeting hosted by Finn Valley AC.

The Convoy man reached out to a new mark of 17.23m.

Earlier in the evening, McLaughlin set a new best of 17.06m, those performances improving on the 17.03m from Belfast a few weeks ago.

The was an opportunity for competition ahead of the Ulster Championships in Belfast at the Mary Peters Track this weekend. That crew is led by Blaine Lunch who, in wet, breezy conditions was out over 52m with the 600g javelin.

Next Wednesday evening, Finn Valley AC will host a jumps open meet with competitions in long jump, triple jump and high jump.

Entries will be limited. To enter, email finnvalley1@gmail.com

Shot Put – Men

Bosco Reid (Finn Valley) 5kg 11.86m

Gavin McLaughlin (Finn Valley) 7.26kg 17.23m

James Kelly (Finn Valley) 7.26kg 16.43m

Trevor McGlynn (Omagh) 7.26kg 10.15m

Frank Stewart (Sparta) 3kg 8.82m

Lucas Elliott (Finn Valley) 2kg 9.06m

Shot Put – Women

Ruby Kennedy (City of Lisburn) 2kg 7.39m

Lauren McConnell (Finn Valley) 3kg 7.20m

Emily Kelly (Finn Valley) 2kg 7.46m

Eabha McLaughlin (Finn Valley) 3kg 6.40m

Javelin – Men

Blaine Lynch (Finn Valley) 600g 52.49m

Tom Greenwood (Sparta) 26.81m

Trevor McGlynn (Omagh) 30.54m

Frank Stewart (Sparta) 400g 20.97m

Aaron Doherty (Finn Valley) 700g 28.10m

Stephen Slevin (Finn Valley) 400g 24.02m

Luxas Elliott (Finn Valley) 400g 19.78m

Javelin – Women 

Anya Duffy (Letterkenny) 400g 18.06m

Bláthnaid Gallagher (Cranford) 500g 15.31m

Ruby Kennedy (City of Lisburn) 400g 15.31m

Clodagh Neely (Cranford) 500g 15.00m

Orla Neely (Cranford) 500g 18.12m

Eabha McLaughlin (Finn Valley) 400g 15.53m

Emily Kelly (Finn Valley) 400g 15.44m

Lauren McConnell (Finn Valley) 400g 16.26m

Lilly Ella Elliott (Finn Valley) 400g 14.03m

Georgia Kennedy (City of Lisburn) 400g 10.40m

Discus – Men

Jim Greenwood (Sparta) 1kg 27.73m

Bosco Reid (Finn Valley) 1kg 34.71m

Gavin McLaughlin (Finn Valley) 2kg 45.45m

Trevor McGlynn (Omagh) 2kg 27.19m

Discus – Women

Orla Neely (Cranford) 1kg 19.57m

McLaughlin reaches hits new shot put best – twice – at throws meet was last modified: July 14th, 2021 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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