Ireland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
Sporting event delegation
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Ireland competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.[1][2]
WA codeIRL
Websitewww.athleticsireland.ie
Competitors12 in 9 events
Medals
- Gold
- 0
- Silver
- 0
- Bronze
- 0
- Total
- 0
Summary
Ireland won no medals at the 2017 championships. Olympic medallist Rob Heffernan finished 8th in the 50 km walk, while Thomas Barr, one of Ireland's main medal hopes in the 400m hurdles, could not compete in the semi-finals due to a norovirus outbreak.[3][4][5]
Results
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
Men
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Brian Gregan | 400 metres | 45.37 | 18 Q | 45.42 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Mark English | 800 metres | 1:48.01 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Mick Clohisey | Marathon | N/a | 2:16:21 | 22 | |||
| Sean Hehir | 2:27:33 | 63 | |||||
| Paul Pollock | DNS | – | |||||
| Thomas Barr | 400 metres hurdles | 49.79 | 18 Q | DNS | – | Did not advance | |
| Alex Wright | 20 kilometres walk | N/a | DQ | – | |||
| Brendan Boyce | 50 kilometres walk | N/a | DNS | – | |||
| Robert Heffernan | 3:44:41 SB | 8 | |||||
Women
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Síofra Cléirigh Büttner | 800 metres | 2:06.54 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Ciara Mageean | 1500 metres | 4:10.60 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Claire McCarthy | Marathon | N/a | 2:38:26 | 33 | |||