Ireland Indoor Track Team for the 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships , Budapest. March 3rd-5th 2004<\/p>\n
Team Management<\/span><\/p>\n Team Manager: Micheal Quinlan (Bandon) Greetings from Performance Director<\/span><\/p>\n We have experienced a phenomenal beginning to 2004 – a year which promises to be a memorable one. It is Olympic Year, we have already qualified 9 athletes for the games, and we are sending a quality team of 13 athletes to the World Indoor Championships.<\/p>\n The team is composed of an exciting mix of seasoned major championship competitors and first timers. The Indoor season began in style with us taking home 7 medals from the AAA’s, taking gold in 3 of the six sprint events and a number of PB’s. The team is majorly dominated by sprinters but James Nolan and Maria McCambridge showing class form in the indoors season are carrying the flag for the Middle Distance events. The recent breakthrough by 20 year old Adrian O’Dwyer has impressed many and we are excited about the future of high jumping in Ireland, an event which has a great history.<\/p>\n The World Indoor Championships is a great event. It is a time where we can realistically compete and take home medals, as Paul McKee proved last year. While last years record will be difficult to match nonetheless we look forward to athletes making it through many rounds and the relays to shine. The World Indoors is an important step in the build up to the Olympic Games and many of there athletes are using it as a guide to monitor their progress. While we do not have many of our Olympic Qualifiers present at the Games many of them focusing on August we are fielding an exciting squad of athletes.<\/p>\n Elaine Fitzgerald The World Indoor Championships in Budapest provides an ideal opportunity for Irish athletes preparing for the Olympic Games in Athens. The performances at these Championships will be a strong foundation on which the final preparations for Athens can be made. Wishing each and everyone of you every success<\/p>\n Michael Quinlan The athlete’s with links to their name provide a biography on that athlete <\/em><\/p>\n Team<\/p>\n Men<\/span> 200m 400m 1500m HJ 4x400m Relay Women<\/span> 400m 3000m 4x400m Relay The athlete’s with links to their name provide a biography on that athlete<\/p>\n
\nTeam Coach: Paddy Fay (Raheny Shamrock)
\nPerformance Director: Elaine Fitzgerald (Waterford AC)
\nDoctor: Dr. Brendan O’Brien AAI Meidical Doctor
\nPhysiotherapist: Afric Morrissey AAI Physiotherapist<\/p>\n
\nPerformance Director<\/p>\n
\nOlympic Team Manager<\/p>\n
\n60m
\nGary Ryan (Nenagh Olympic)
\nPaul Brizzel (Ballymena & A)<\/p>\n
\nPaul Brizzel (Ballymena & A)
\nPaul Hession (Athenry)<\/p>\n
\nDavid Mc Carthy (Celbridge)
\nRob Daly (DSD)<\/p>\n
\nJames Nolan (UCD)<\/p>\n
\nAdrian O’Dwyer (KCH)<\/p>\n
\n(From: McCarthy, Daly, Ryan, David Gillick (DSD))<\/p>\n
\n200m
\nCiara Sheehy (DCH)<\/p>\n
\nKaren Shinkins (DCH)
\nJoanne Cuddihy (UCD)<\/p>\n
\nMaria McCambridge (DSD)<\/p>\n
\nFrom: (Sheehy, Shinkins, Cuddihy, Michelle Carey)<\/p>\n