Phil Healy
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 19 November 1994 Ballineen, Cork, Ireland[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 400 m |
| Club | Bandon A.C |
Phil Healy (born 19 November 1994) is an Irish athlete competing in sprinting events.[2] Her sister Joan Healy is also a sprinter.[3]
She set an Irish 200m national record in July 2018. In the 2018 European Championships, she placed fourth with a time of 23.23.[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 is often cited as one of the greatest athletics comebacks of all time.[6][7] As she turns into the homestretch, having closed much of an 80-metre gap with the lead runners, the TV commentator is heard to shout "UCC from the depths of hell are powering through".[8][9]
International competitions[edit]
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests[edit]
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.28 (+2.0 m/s, Dublin 2018)[10]
- 200 metres – 22.99 (0.0 m/s, Cork 2018)[11]
- 400 metres – 51.50 (Belfast 2021)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.31 (Athlone 2017)
- 200 metres – 23.10 (Athlone 2020)
- 400 metres – 51.94 (Torun 2021)
References[edit]
- ^ "Top Irish sprinter Phil Healy from Cork sets new national record". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Phil Healy at World Athletics
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (3 March 2023). "'Tough women' helping Joan Healy find her stride". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "This is the most dramatic finish to a race we've ever seen". 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (20 April 2016). "The Healy Phenomenon: an incredible beauty is born for athletics". Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ Downing, Will (7 June 2018). "'The signs were there' - Phil Healy thanks her coach after breaking long-standing Irish record". Irish Examiner/BreakingNews.ie. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- All-Athletics profile Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Irish female sprinters
- Athletes from County Cork
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ireland
- Olympic female sprinters
- European Games competitors for Ireland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games