![]() Then, at the Irish Universities T&F Championships held at the DSD complex in Dublin on April 22, Tuthill, representing UCD, improved on that with a massive throw of 65.74m.Īlready qualified for the European U23 championships in Finland in July, this performance – achieved in very wet and windy conditions - moves her to second on the Irish senior all-time list behind Eileen O’Keeffe’s national record of 73.21m which has stood since 2007. This effort was especially praiseworthy given that Nicola suffered a very nasty shoulder/elbow injury at the same venue last year. ![]() THE outdoor track season may be just getting underway but one athlete – Nicola Tuthill from Bandon – has already been in record-breaking form and one of those performances has seen her honoured with the Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Month Award for March.Īt the European Throwing Cup in Leira, Portugal, that month she produced a personal best hammer throw of 64.44m to secure a brilliant silver medal in the U23 competition. ![]()
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