Phil Healy

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Phil Healy
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Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 30)
Ballineen, County Cork, Ireland [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m, 400 m
ClubBandon A.C
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay

Phil Healy (born 19 November 1994) is an Irish athlete competing in sprinting events. [2] From Ballineen in County Cork, [1] her sister Joan Healy is also a sprinter. [3]

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Career

A member of Bandon Athletics Club, Healy reportedly "began to fully focus on [athletics]" as a teenager. [4] A video of Phil Healy winning the final leg of the 4 x 400 metre Irish University Championships in 2016 went viral around the world. [5] Her winning run has been described as one of the best athletics comebacks of all time. [6] [7] [8] As she turns into the homestretch, having closed much of an 80-metre gap with the lead runners, the commentator is heard to shout "UCC from the depths of hell are powering through". [9] [10]

She set an Irish 200m national record in July 2018. In the 2018 European Championships, she placed fourth with a time of 23.23. [11]

In a team which included Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker and Sharlene Mawdsley, Healy won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 European Championships. [12] Healy was also a member of the Irish team that came fourth in the 4 × 400 metres event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [13]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 4th100 m11.96
14th (h)200 m24.44
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 26th (h)100 m 11.53
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay 43.84
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 17th (h)4 × 100 m relay 45.38
5th4 × 200 m relay 1:36.90
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 12th (h)100 m 11.81
5th (h)4 × 100 m relay 44.68 1
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 12th (h)4 × 100 m relay 44.29
15th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:34.02
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 14th (sf)60 m 7.40
26th (h)400 m 54.80
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 7th200 m 23.81
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 12th (sf)400 m 53.26
European Championships Berlin, Germany 20th (sf)100 m 11.46
11th (sf)200 m 23.23
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 43.80
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 15th (sf)400 m 53.65
Universiade Naples, Italy 6th200 m 23.44
World Championships Doha, Qatar 37th (h)200 m 23.56
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th400 m 51.94
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 26th (h)200 m 23.21
24th (h)400 m 51.98
8th4 x 400 m mixed relay 3:15.04
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 11th (sf)400 m 52.40
7th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:30.97
European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (h)400 m 53.10
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:26.63
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th4 × 400 m relay 3:32.61
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th4 × 400 m relay 3:28.92
European Championships Rome, Italy 15th (h)200 m 23.51
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:22.71 NR
Olympic Games Paris, France 4th4 × 400 m relay 3:19.90 NR [13]
2025 World Relays Guangzhou, China 8th4 × 400 m mixed relay 3:19.64

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. 1 2 "Phil Healy's athletic club gathers for Olympic relay final". rte.ie. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Phil Healy at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (3 March 2023). "'Tough women' helping Joan Healy find her stride". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Daly, Rebecca (10 August 2024). "Who is Phil Healy? Five things to know about the Cork runner in the Paris Olympics". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Shapiro, T. Rees (19 April 2016). "'Unbelievable!' Watch this Irish runner's stunning comeback victory". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "When Phil Healy starred in the best comeback of all time featuring the greatest commentary ever". sportsjoe.ie. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Phil Healy's run for the ages restores some faith in athletics". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "This is the most dramatic finish to a race we've ever seen". Irish Examiner. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Doherty, Conan (9 April 2016). "UCC win unbelievable IUAA women's 4x400m race". Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018– via youtube.com.
  10. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (20 April 2016). "The Healy Phenomenon: an incredible beauty is born for athletics". jumping-the-gun.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "European Championships 2018: Ciara Mageean cruises through to 1500m final". BBC. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Cork's Phil Healy powers Ireland to silver medal: 'It's very special and makes the last few tough years so worthwhile'". echolive.ie. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  13. 1 2 Morgan, Dylan (10 August 2024). "Incredible fourth for Phil Healy and Ireland in women's 4x400m relay final". Southern Star. Retrieved 11 August 2024. Healy and Ireland have finished fourth place in the women's 4x400m relay final at the Olympics in Paris, smashing the national record in a time of 3:19.90
  14. ↑ Downing, Will (7 June 2018). "'The signs were there' - Phil Healy thanks her coach after breaking long-standing Irish record". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  15. ↑ Downing, Will (16 July 2018). "Cork City Sports sees Phil Healy break Irish 200m record". BreakingNews.ie. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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