Ireland competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.[1][2]
| Ireland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | IRL |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 12 in 9 events |
| Medals |
|
| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Summary
editIreland won no medals at the 2017 championships. Olympic medallist Rob Heffernan finished 8th in the 50 km walk, while Thomas Barr, one of Ireland's main medal hopes in the 400m hurdles, could not compete in the semi-finals due to a norovirus outbreak.[3][4][5]
Results
edit(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men
edit- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Brian Gregan | 400 metres | 45.37 | 18 Q | 45.42 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Mark English | 800 metres | 1:48.01 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Mick Clohisey | Marathon | — | 2:16:21 | 22 | |||
| Sean Hehir | 2:27:33 | 63 | |||||
| Paul Pollock | DNS | – | |||||
| Thomas Barr | 400 metres hurdles | 49.79 | 18 Q | DNS | – | Did not advance | |
| Alex Wright | 20 kilometres walk | — | DQ | – | |||
| Brendan Boyce | 50 kilometres walk | — | DNS | – | |||
| Robert Heffernan | 3:44:41 SB | 8 | |||||
Women
edit- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | 800 metres | 2:06.54 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Ciara Mageean | 1500 metres | 4:10.60 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Claire McCarthy | Marathon | — | 2:38:26 | 33 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Athletes by event and season best" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Niall. "London 2017: The start times for every Irish athlete at the World Athletics Championships".
- ^ "Athletics Ireland relocate athletes as norovirus spreads among London 2017 World Championships competitors - Independent.ie".
- ^ "Rob Heffernan set to retire after finishing 8th at the World Championships - Independent.ie".
- ^ "World Championships the true barometer for Irish athletics, not heralded glories at youth level - Independent.ie".