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DONEGAL ATHLETICS Bold Text Donegal County Board was set up in December 1969 by the four existing athletic clubs in the county Cranford, Killybegs, Lifford and Glenties.The Board is responsible for the administration of athletics in the county is affiliated to the Athletic Association of Ireland, and organises county championships each year, in track and field, cross-country, road running and race walking for male and female athletes from under eight years to Masters grades.The first County senior cross-country championship was held in Falcarragh in February 1970, the Senior Track and Field championships were held in Killybegs in June 1970 and the ten mile road championships was also held in Killybegs in July 1970. There are currently eleven clubs affiliated to Donegal County Board[1][2][3][4]

1. GOVERNANCE Bold Text The Board's activities are governed by the County Constitution, which was adopted in 2003. The annual general meeting is held on the second Monday in October each year, and is hosted by each club in rotation. The Board consists of President, Chairman, Director of Administration, Director of Finance, Director of Competition, Director of Coaching, Director of Juvenile Matters, Director of High Performance and one member from each affiliated club. There are four Life Vice Presidents founding members Eamon Giles, Bernie O' Callaghan, Patsy Mc Gonagle and Olympian Danny Mc Daid. [1][2]

2. FACILITIES Bold Text Donegal has three of the best facilities in the country, the Finn Valley Centre in Stranorlar, The Aura Centre in Letterkenny and the Lifford Athletic Club track and Gymnasium

3. HALL OF FAME Bold Text There are ten athletes inducted into the Donegal Athletics Hall of Fame they are J.J., Mc Gettigan, Donegal Town, Paddy Haughey, Teelin, Paul Dolan, Ballyshannon, John Gallagher, Cruit Island, Cyril O' Boyle, Glenswilly, Hugo Duggan, Milford, Danny Mc Daid, Glenswilly, Bernie O' Callaghan, Killybegs,Eamon Giles, Cranford, Patsy Mc Gonagle, Ballybofey [2][6] [7]

4. TEAM OF THE MILLENNIUM Bold Text The county Board selected a Team of the Millennium in 2000 and the presentations were made at a Gala Awards Night in the Milford Inn on Friday April 14th 2000.Minister for Sport, Dr James Mc Daid TD was the Guest of Honour and Highland Radio Sport Anchor man Myles Gallagher was the Master of Ceremonies. [1][2]

Men's Team 100m Eamon Giles, Cranford, 200m Paul Dolan, Ballyshannon, 400m Joe Mc Grath, Glenties, 800m Paddy Marley, Milford, 1,500m Gary Murray, Stranorlar, 5,000m Cyril O' Boyle, Glenswilly, 10,000m/marathon Danny Mc Daid, Glenswilly, 3,000m Steeplechase Charlie Gallagher, Glenswilly, 3,000m Walk James Gibbons, Milford, 10,000m Walk Brian O' Donnell, Falcarragh,20Km Walk Bernie O' Callaghan, Killybegs, 50 Km Walk John Keown, Buncrana, 110m/400m Hurdles Liam Doherty, Lifford, Long Jump Hugo Duggan, Milford, High Jump Derek Gillespie, Annagry,Triple Jump Neil Sweeney, Dungloe, Crossroads,Shot John Gallagher, Cruit Island, Discus/Decathlon, Sean Carlin, Crossroads, Javelin Kevin Mc Brearty, Donegal Town. 4 x100m Relay Eamon Giles, Paul Dolan, Joe Mc Grath,Hugo Duggan. 4 x 400m Relay P.J. O' Carlin, Raphoe, Frankie Higgins, Letterkenny, Malcolm Mc Causland, Raphoe, Sean Reilly, Letterkenny. Cross-Country Danny Mc Daid, Glenswillly, Paddy O' Donnell, Killybegs, Brian Keeney, Glenties,Pat Hegarty, Ballyare,Neily Mc Daid, Glenswilly, Pauric Mc Kinney,Ballindrit, Neil Martin, Glenfinn.

Women's Team 100m Anne Marie Lynch, Stranorlar, 200m Bernadette English, Letterkenny, 400m Christine Lynch, Ballybofey, 800m/1,500m Siobhan Gallagher, Ballyshannon, 5,000m Camilla Harron, Castlefinn,10,000m Kay Byrne, Ballybofey,100m Hurdles, High Jump, Heptathlon, Sharon Foley, Lifford, 400m Hurdles Noelle Harron, Castlefinn, Long Jump Sinead Mc Loughlin, Letterkenny, Triple Jump Mary Mc Loone, Doochary,Shot/Discus/Hammer Bridie Lynch, Newtowncunningham, Javelin Danes Herron, Donegal Town, 3,000m walk Anne Mc Gill, Doochary, 10,000m walk Sinead Mc granaghan, Castlefinn. 4 x100m Relay Anne Marie Lynch, Louise Mc Gettigan, Lifford, Bernadette English, Regina Gibson, Letterkenny. 4 x400m Relay Christine Lynch, Bernie Alcorn, Letterkenny, Noelle Harron, Castlefinn, Susan Houston, Ballybofey. Cross-Country Kay Byrne, Margaret Synott, Malin, Rose Gavaghan, Milford, Belinda Mc Ardle, Ballybofey, Helena Crossan, Carndonagh, Cathriona Mc Granaghan, Castlefinn,Bridie Trearty, Creeslough, Mary Friel Creeslough. [1][2][4]

5. NATIONAL COMPETITION Bold Text 5.1 Over the years the senior ladies won the National Senior Inter-county Cross- Country Championships on six occasions 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2018, the inter-county road relays in 1993, the inter-county 10Km championships in 2000 and the inter-county 20Km Walk in 2000 and 2001.[1][2][4] 5.2 The men's county race walking team dominated the inter-county championships winning the 20km Team race in 1999, 2000, 2001, the 3x 1,600m Relay in 1999, 2001, 2004, the 3x 1,000m relay in 2000, 2001, 2004,2007. The men's cross country team won the National Senior 'B' Championship in 1978. [1][2][4] 6 WORLD SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Bold Text Donegal athletes and officials have represented Ireland at World Cross-Country, Road and Track and Field Championships. 6.1 Managers Bold Text Patsy Mc Gonagle, Padddy Marley and Teresa Mc Daid have managed Ireland at World Track and Field Championships and Bernie O' Callaghan has managed Ireland at World Race Walking Team Championships. [1][2][3][4] 6.2 Athletes Bold Text Danny Mc Daid, Letterkenny,Sharon Foley, Lifford, Brendan Boyce, Milford, Mark English, Letterkenny, Jeff Cassin, Finn Valley have all represented Ireland at World Track and Field Championships. Paddy Haughey, Teelin, Danny Mc Daid, Letterkenny,Pauric Mc Kinney, Ballindrait, gary murray, Stranorlar, Kay Byrne, Ballybofey and Mary Friel, Creeslough have allcompeted for Ireland at World Cross-country Championshiops [1][2][4] 6.3 CoachesBold Text Eamon Harvey, Donegal Town was Irish Coach at two world cross country championships and Bernie O' Callaghan was Irish Coach at two World Track and Field Championships and five World Race Walking championships.[1][2][4] 6.4 Officials Bold Text John Cronin, Glenree was a track official at the World Championships in London, Bernie O' Callaghan officiated at the Race Walking events in London. He was the Irish Throws and Endurance Coach at the World Track and Field Championships in Edmonton and Paris, and also officiated at the World Cross Country Championships in Limerick in 1969 and Leopardstown in 2001. [1][2][4][6] 7 OLYMPIC GAMES Bold Text 7.1 Athletes Bold Text Paul Dolan, Ballyshannon (London 1948, Helsinki 1952)Danny Mc Daid, Glenswilly (Munich 1972, Montreal 1976), Brendan Boyce Milford(London 2012, Rio 2016) Mark English,Letterkenny Rio 2016) Cathriona Jennings, Letterkenny Rio 2016), represented Ireland at Olympic Games and Bridie Lynch, Newtowncunningham represented Ireland at the Paralympic Games in Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. [1][2][4] 7.2 Managers Bold Text Patsy Mc Gonagle was Irish Manager at the Games in Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.Paddy Marley was Irish Manager in Barcelona 1992. Teresa Mc Daid has been appointed as Irish manager for the Tokyo Games. 7.3 Coaches Bold Text Eamon Harvey, was Irish Coach at the Atlanta Games in 1996. 7.5 Officials Bold Text John Cronin was an official at the London Games in 2012 and the Rio in 2016.Bernie O' Callaghan was an official at the European Olympic Games in Baku in 2015 and the Pan American Olympic Games in Lima in 2019. 8. INTERNATIONAL MEDAL WINNERS Bold Text 8.1 Bold Text Four Donegal athletes have won medals at World or European cross-country championships Paddy Haughey, won a bronze team medal in the International Championship in 1949, Danny Mc Daid won a silver team medal in the World Championship in 1969, Gary Murray won a bronze team medal in the Europoean Junior championship in 1999 and Anne Marie Mc Glynn won a silver team medal in the European championships in 2014.[1] [2][4][6]

8.2 Helena Crossan, Carndonagh bronze in the 100km European Championships in 2006 and silver in the 80Km trail championships in 2007.[2] 8.3 Sommer Lecky silver in the World junior Championships in the High Jump in 2018, and silver in the Junior Commonwealth Games High Jump in 2017. [2][6][7]

8.4 Bridie Lynch won gold in the discus and bronze in the Shot in the Paralympic Games in 1992 and gold in the discus and bronze in the pentathlon in 1996 [1][2][4]

9. The county board chose the same colours as the GAA teams green singlet with a gold band across the chest and the county crest in a central position above the gold band. 1. Footsteps in The Sands of Time, A History of Donegal Athletics, Bernie O' Callaghan 2. Donegal County Board Golden Jubilee publication 3. Relentless by Patsy Mc Gonagle 4. Donegal Democrat, Donegal Peooples Press, Donegal News, Derry Journbal, Donegal Post, Inishowen Times, Fanad Times 5. Athletics Ireland Website. 6. Donegal Sports Hub, Donegal Daily 7. Donegal Athletics Facebook Page