Michaela Walsh earned Ireland's second medal at the U20 European Championships this week after winning bronze in the hammer throw.
The 18-year-old took some time to get going, but produced two wonderful throws to leave her guaranteed a bronze medal before her final attempt.
🇮🇪 2nd medal. Bronze for Michaela!!! @irishathletics No time to celebrate-she's off to Shot final!! #grosseto2017 pic.twitter.com/F9QaY0VNTH
— Jacqui Freyne (@Jacfreyne) July 22, 2017
Walsh nailed her fifth attempt and recorded a distance of 61.27m to distance herself from fourth position and bagged her first medal of the championships.
Michaela Walsh improves to 61.27m and stay third increasing the gap on fourth #grosseto2017
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 22, 2017
The result comes off the back of her wonderful performances in qualifying on Friday evening. Not content with one final yesterday, Walsh qualified for the final of the hammer throw and the shot put less than an hour later.
She competes in the shot put final later this evening.
Elsewhere, Chris O'Donnell couldn't follow up his heat victory on Friday evening with a medal this evening.
He finished sixth in the final of the men's 400m with a personal best of 46.54. He sets a new national U20 record.
Mark Smyth also had to settle for sixth in the 200m final, but recorded a new personal best of 21.36.
It's been a wonderful European Championships for Ireland so far. On Friday evening, Ireland were celebrating Gina Akpe-Moses' 100m gold medal.
Nothing more Chris O'Donnell could do. Pb and national 400m u20 record for 6th. His thoughts and thanks #grosseto2017 pic.twitter.com/jQoaOMYbhR
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 22, 2017
