Discus

Table of Contents:

• Best Male performances in Discus
• Best Female performances in Discus
• Outdoor Male record progression in Discus
• Outdoor Female record progression in Discus
• Outdoor Male medalists in Discus
• Outdoor Female medalists in Discus
• Winning performances in Discus

Best Male performances in Discus

Num	Athlete	College	Mark	Date	Championship	Race	Venue
1	John Menton	IUAA	52.96	1993-06-22	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
2	John Menton	ILSI	52.38	1995-04-22	T&F	DT	Mardyke
3	J. Morrison	UCC	160″1′	1961-05-06	T&F	DT	Belfield
4	John Menton	ILSI	48.36	1996-04-19 to 1996-04-20	T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
5	John Menton	UCD	48.20	1991-05-03 to 1991-05-04	T&F	DT	Plassey
6	Gerard Nagle	UCD	47.86	1996-04-19 to 1996-04-20	T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
7	John Farrelly	UCD	47.52	1989-05-05 to 1989-05-06	T&F	DT	Mary Peters
8	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	46.80	1988-04-29 to 1988-04-30	T&F	DT	Santry
9	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	46.30	1986-05-02 to 1986-05-03	T&F	DT	Santry & College Park
10	Jeremy Harper	UU	45.70	2006-04-22	T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
11	Ger Nagle	IUAA	45.70	1993-06-22	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
12	Jeremy Harper	UU	45.68	2008-04-19	T&F	DT	Irishtown Stadium & Belfield
13	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	45.22	1985-05-03 to 1985-05-04	T&F	DT	Mardyke
14	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	45.06	1987-05-08 to 1987-05-09	T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
15	Eoin Leen	UCC	45.02	2004-04-17	T&F	DT	Mardyke
16	Ger Nagle	IUAA	44.68	1995-06-20	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
17	Gerard Nagle	UCD	44.68	1992-04-24 to 1992-04-25	T&F	DT	Belfield
18	John Menton	IUAA	44.56	1995-06-20	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
19	Jeremy Harper	UU	44.50	2007-04-14	T&F	DT	Santry
20	Kevin Prendergast	UCD	144″0¼′	1960-05-14	T&F	DT	Belfield

Best Female performances in Discus

Num	Athlete	College	Mark	Date	Championship	Race	Venue
1	Eva Massey	NI U23	46.56	2001-06-19	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
2	Eileen O'Keeffe	RCSI	45.38	2006-04-22	T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
3	Eileen O'Keeffe	IUAA	44.79	2001-06-19	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
4	Eileen O'Keeffe	RCSI	43.35	2007-04-14	T&F	DT	Santry
5	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	43.13	2001-04-21	T&F	DT	Santry & Belfield
6	Eva Massey	NI U23	42.60	2000-06-20	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
7	A.M. Flannery	QUB	41.82	1992-04-24 to 1992-04-25	T&F	DT	Belfield
8	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	41.47	2005-04-23	T&F	DT	Irishtown Stadium & Belfield
9	Gay Porter	QUB	135″0′	1969-05-03	T&F	DT	Malone Road
10	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	40.46	1989-05-05 to 1989-05-06	T&F	DT	Mary Peters
11	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	40.24	1990-04-27 to 1990-04-28	T&F	DT	Belfield
12	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	39.79	2004-04-17	T&F	DT	Mardyke
13	Deirdre Murphy	UCC	39.75	2004-04-17	T&F	DT	Mardyke
14	Alison Moffitt	IUAA	39.48	1993-06-22	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
15	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	39.39	1991-05-03 to 1991-05-04	T&F	DT	Plassey
16	Ailish O'Brien	IUAA	39.28	1994-06-28	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
17	Leanne Garvie	NI U23	38.96	1997-06-24	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
18	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	38.90	2003-04-26	T&F	DT	Dangan & Tullamore Track
19	Tracy Shorts	SU	38.32	1995-06-20	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum
20	Eleanor Garden	SU	38.28	1997-06-24	Celtic T&F	DT	Antrim Forum

Outdoor Male record progression in Discus

Athlete	College	Mark	Date	Venue
L. Smith	TCD	108″1′	1914-06-05	Ulster Grounds
J. Phelan	UCD	108″5′	1921-06-04	Terenure
L.W. Smith	TCD	109″4½′	1923-06-02	Cherryvale
J. Phelan	UCD	114″10½′	1924-05-31	College Park
Dennis J. Cussen	TCD	115″8′	1925-06-06	Terenure
Pat J. O'Callaghan	UCC	116″9½′	1929-06-01	Terenure
Pat J. O'Callaghan	UCC	133″8′	1930-06-07	Mardyke
Brian O'Halloran	UCD	135″9′	1959-05-13	Mardyke
Kevin Prendergast	UCD	144″0¼′	1960-05-14	Belfield
J. Morrison	UCC	160″1′	1961-05-06	Belfield
John Menton	ILSI	52.38	1995-04-22	Mardyke

Outdoor Female record progression in Discus

Athlete	College	Mark	Date	Venue
Gay Porter	QUB	116″5′	1968-05-11	College Park
Gay Porter	QUB	135″0′	1969-05-03	Malone Road
A.M. Flannery	QUB	41.82	1992-04-24 to 1992-04-25	Belfield
Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	43.13	2001-04-21	Santry & Belfield
Eileen O'Keeffe	RCSI	45.38	2006-04-22	Antrim Forum

Outdoor Male medalists in Discus

Date	Athlete	College	Mark	Athlete	College	Mark	Athlete	College	Mark
1914-06-05	L. Smith	TCD	108″1′	J. Mulvihill	UCC	101″2′	E. Hamilton	TCD	94″8′
1920-06-05	J. Phelan	UCD	98″2′	W.L. Smith	TCD	93″1′	J. Allen	UCC	90″1′
1921-06-04	J. Phelan	UCD	108″5′	J.C. Collins	TCD	105″9′	M. Kirby	UCD	101″3′
1922-06-10	J. Phelan	UCD	104″10′	W.L. Smith	TCD	102″6½′	T. Kirby	UCD	101″3′
1923-06-02	L.W. Smith	TCD	109″4½′	E.N.M. O'Sullivan	UCD	103″7′	J. Phelan	UCD	103″0′
1924-05-31	J. Phelan	UCD	114″10½′	B. Carlin	UCD	107″9′
1925-06-06	Dennis J. Cussen	TCD	115″8′	T. Kirby	UCD	104″5′	H.B. Knott	TCD	103″4′
1926-06-05	Sean Lavin	UCD	106″0′	H.E. Knott	TCD	105″8′	Eamon FitzGerald	UCD	97″6′
1927-06-04	Eamon FitzGerald	UCD	112″9½′	Sean Lavin	UCD	109″6′
1928-06-02	Eamon FitzGerald	UCD	114″10¾′	Sean Lavin	UCD	104″3′	H.E. Knott	TCD	101″6½′
1929-06-01	Pat J. O'Callaghan	UCC	116″9½′	Eamon FitzGerald	UCD	112″9′	G.W. Livingston	TCD	87″3′
1930-06-07	Pat J. O'Callaghan	UCC	133″8′	Eamon FitzGerald	UCD	110″2½′	S.B. Potter	UCD	106″7½′
1931-05-30	Pat J. O'Callaghan	UCC	119″5′	J. Hanley	UCD	104″0′	J.C. Conroy	TCD	102″5′
1932-05-28	O.L. Wallen	UCD	115″5′	J.C. Conroy	TCD	110″4′	S.B. Potter	UCD	108″7½′
1933-05-27	W. McC. Ross	QUB	114″7′	O.L. Wallen	UCD	111″4′	P.J. Mullaney	TCD	109″2′
1934-05-26	O.L. Wallen	UCD	119″2½′	S.B. Potter	UCD	109″6½′	J. Russell	UCC	107″11½′
1935-05-25	L.N. Horan	TCD	115″4½′	P.J. Mullaney	TCD	113″10′	O.L. Wallen	UCD	108″10′
1936-05-30	L.N. Horan	TCD	127″11½′	P.C. Bresnihan	UCD	106″0½′	A.N. Other	UCD	105″4′
1937-05-22	L.N. Horan	TCD	123″5½′	T.A. Headon	UCD	111″3½′	G. Long	TCD	99″8′
1938-05-26	T.A. Headon	UCD	112″6′	J. Duggan	UCG	110″8′	P. Conroy	UCG	100″9′
1939-05-27	T.A. Headon	UCD	120″0′	J. Duggan	UCG	119″6′	P. Conroy	UCG	110″4′
1947-05-21	P. Browne	UCD	119″1′	S. O'Bearain	UCD	104″0′
1948-05-22	P. Browne	UCD	115″1½′	J. Wiecha	UCC	110″6½′	H. Hennessy	UCC	102″0′
1949-05-26	P. Browne	UCD		J. Wiecha	UCC		S. O'Bioram	UCD
1950-05-17	Bolek J. Gurowski	UCD	111″0′	S. O'Donovan	UCD	104″10′	F.S. Meiga	UCC	100″7′
1951-05-26	Bolek J. Gurowski	UCD	109″4′	Mick A. Mangan	UCG	106″1′	Jan H. Hofmeyr	TCD	97″7′
1952-05-22	Mick A. Mangan	UCG	115″3′	Bolek J. Gurowski	UCD	107″9′	Michael Hayes	UCD	102″1′
1953-07-15	Jack Winters	UCD	105″3′	G. Gezerski	UCC	92″2′	E.C. Christian	UCC	82″4′
1954-05-22	M. Kelly	UCG	127″9′	Pat O'Callaghan	UCC	110″11′	T. Keane	UCD	105″2′
1955-05-19	M. Kelly	UCG	128″6′	Pat O'Callaghan	UCC	111″5′	Conor McCarthy	UCD	109″9′
1956-05-16	M. Kelly	UCG	119″6′	Pat O'Callaghan	UCC	112″7′	C. O'Connor	UCC	102″11′
1957-05-18	M. Kelly	UCG	124″1½′	Pat O'Callaghan	UCC	112″11′	T. O'Callaghan	UCC	112″4′
1958-07-28	E. O'Dwyer	UCD	110″10′	Pat O'Callaghan	UCC	108″3½′	Terry O'Callaghan	UCC	103″3′
1959-05-13	Brian O'Halloran	UCD	135″9′	Kevin Prendergast	UCD	132″2′	M. Morrison	UCC	97″0′
1960-05-14	Kevin Prendergast	UCD	144″0¼′	Brian O'Halloran	UCD	137″2½′	M. MacNamara	UCG	115″7′
1961-05-06	Kevin Prendergast	UCD	134″0½′	Frank Mulreany	UCD	123″10½′	J. Morrison	UCC	160″1′
1962-05-17	Hugh O'Callaghan	UCC	126″8′	B. O'Callaghan	UCC	113″11′	M. MacNamara	UCG	103″7′
1963-05-11	Hugh O'Callaghan	UCC	142″2½′	Frank Mulreany	UCD	129″2′	Lionel Hatt	TCD	125″10′
1964-05-09	Hugh O'Callaghan	UCC	139″3′	Frank Mulreany	UCD	138″1½′	Larry Cheevers	UCG	135″2½′
1965-05-08	Frank Mulreany	UCD	136″7′	Lionel Hatt	TCD	124″11′	J. McCarthy	UCC	105″7′
1966-05-07	F. Roche	UCD	126″6½′	Lionel Hatt	TCD	124″6½′	M. Molloy	UCG	115″0′
1967-05-06	Larry Cheevers	UCD
1968-05-11	I. Mowatt	TCD	126″9′	Larry Cheevers	UCD	118″9′	Rodney Hecksher	UCD	118″7′
1970-05-09	Bjorn Heggelund	RCSI	141″3½′	I. Mowatt	TCD	130″1′	Rodney Hecksher	UCD	130″1′
1971-05-07 to 1971-05-08	Bjorn Heggelund	RCSI	43.52	J. Stewart	QUB	37.95	T. O'Connor	TCD	31.37
1972-05-05 to 1972-05-06	Bjorn Heggelund	RCSI	134″10′	J. Stewart	QUB	123″8′	B. Kristiansen	RCSI	119″2′
1974-05-03 to 1974-05-04	Bjorn Heggelund	RCSI	132″8′	B. Kristiansen	RCSI	129″4′	Mick Bull	QUB	124″2′
1975-05-02 to 1975-05-03	B. Kristiansen	RCSI	38.14	Ingvald Falch	RCSI	37.25	Ken Hutton	QUB	35.25
1976-04-30 to 1976-05-01	B. Kristiansen	RCSI	37.98	O. Anderson	QUB		J. Harte	SPM
1977-05-06 to 1977-05-07	O. Anderson	QUB	41.36	J. Harte	SPM	39.84	J. Atkinson	QUB	37.00
1978-05-05 to 1978-05-06	Mark Atkinson	QUB	41.04	J. Sheehan	TCE	38.20	J. Browne	QUB	37.42
1979-05-04 to 1979-05-05	J. Sheehan	TCE	41.08	Mark Atkinson	QUB	40.44	P. O'Reilly	TCD	34.94
1980-05-02 to 1980-05-03	J. Sheehan	TCE	40.62	Mark Atkinson	QUB	40.40	T. Crotty	UCC	35.72
1981-05-01 to 1981-05-02	D. Shortall	TCE	40.08	Mark Atkinson	QUB		Brendan Curtin	UCD
1982-04-30 to 1982-05-01	Conor Mulcahy	TCD	40.36	Ian Condron	QUB	36.28	J. McDonnell	UCD	35.86
1983-05-06 to 1983-05-07	Conor Mulcahy	TCD	40.04	F. Donney	UCD	34.36	D. Marrs	QUB	34.12
1984-05-04 to 1984-05-05	Conor Mulcahy	TCD	40.00	T. Crotty	UCC		Fergal Downey	UCD
1985-05-03 to 1985-05-04	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	45.22	Conor Mulcahy	TCD	40.58	Michael Kennedy	UCC	37.48
1986-05-02 to 1986-05-03	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	46.30	Steve Bergin	QUB		John Farrelly	UCD
1987-05-08 to 1987-05-09	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	45.06
1988-04-29 to 1988-04-30	Mark Sweeney	RCSI	46.80	Paul Quinlan	TCD		Steve Bergin	QUB
1989-05-05 to 1989-05-06	John Farrelly	UCD	47.52
1990-04-27 to 1990-04-28	John Farrelly	UCD	43.54	A.N. Other	QUB	43.22	A.N. Other	QUB	41.12
1991-05-03 to 1991-05-04	John Menton	UCD	48.20	John Farrelly	UCD		Paul Quinlan	TCD
1992-04-24 to 1992-04-25	Gerard Nagle	UCD	44.68	Paul Quinlan	TCD	42.54	Michael Aherne	Cork RTC	38.82
1993-04-23 to 1993-04-24	John Menton	ILSI		Gerard Nagle	UCD		Michael Aherne	Cork RTC
1994-04-22 to 1994-04-23	John Menton	ILSI	43.25	Gerard Nagle	UCD	39.26	John Farrelly (OYD)	TCD	38.82
1995-04-22	John Menton	ILSI	52.38	Gerard Nagle	UCD		Simon Gaffney	UL
1996-04-19 to 1996-04-20	John Menton (OYD)	ILSI	48.36	Gerard Nagle	UCD	47.86	Simon Gaffney	UL	41.32
1998-04-24 to 1998-04-25	John Paul Leahy	IT Tralee	41.08	Simon Gaffney	UL	39.00	James Rossiter	UL	35.69
1999-04-23 to 1999-04-24	Simon Gaffney	UL	41.67	Barry Delaney	UCD	36.09	James Rossitor	UL	34.86
2000-04-15	Simon Gaffney	UL	40.32	John Paul Leahy	IT Tralee	39.34	Brendan Bourke	UL	38.91
2001-04-21	Brendan Bourke	UL	37.72	Kevin Ryan	UCD	37.20	Aiden Forgarty	DIT	36.84
2002-04-19 to 2002-04-20	Geoffrey Mullins	Limerick IT	41.71	Mark Thompson	QUB	36.17	Mark Hamilton	UL	32.44
2003-04-26	Eoin Leen	UCC	38.41	Mark Thompson	QUB	36.48	Barry McCullagh	TCD	34.98
2004-04-17	Eoin Leen	UCC	45.02	Mark Thompson	QUB	36.65	Robert Butler	WIT	35.86
2005-04-23	Mark Thompson (OYD)	QUB	36.52	Justin Collins	AIT	34.93	Barry McCullagh	TCD	31.87
2006-04-22	Jeremy Harper	UU	45.70	Justin Collins	AIT	40.00	Eamonn Byrne	DCU	38.43
2007-04-14	Jeremy Harper	UU	44.50	Eamonn Byrne	DCU	36.56	Tristan Goodbody	TCD	31.94
2008-04-19	Jeremy Harper	UU	45.68	Daniel Clifford	IT Tralee	42.89	Eamonn Byrne	DCU	34.92

Outdoor Female medalists in Discus

Date	Athlete	College	Mark	Athlete	College	Mark	Athlete	College	Mark
1966-05-07	A. White	TCD
1968-05-11	Gay Porter	QUB	116″5′	H. Dobson	QUB	72″11½′	Niamh O'Brien	UCD	67″11½′
1969-05-03	Gay Porter	QUB	135″0′	Sheena O'Brien	UCD	72″2½′	H. Dobson	QUB	70″5′
1970-05-09	L. Cusdin	QUB	94″8′	Sheena O'Brien	UCD	78″8′	Jane McNicholl	TCD	67″1′
1971-05-07 to 1971-05-08	R. Linton	QUB	25.26	S. O'Brien	UCD	24.75	P. Robinson	QUB	24.12
1972-05-05 to 1972-05-06	R. Linton	QUB	25.89	J. Paige	TCD	24.80	P. Robinson	QUB	22.55
1973-05-11 to 1973-05-12	E. O'Driscoll	TCE	28.70	R. Linton	QUB	25.13	B. Neylon	UCD	21.42
1974-05-03 to 1974-05-04	Dolores Duggan	UCG	25.93	E. O'Hanlon	TCE		R. Linton	QUB
1975-05-02 to 1975-05-03	M. McEmery	TCE	26.01	Dolores Duggan	UCG	25.31	C. Hunter	RCSI
1976-04-30 to 1976-05-01	Dolores Duggan	UCG	27.85	M. McEnery	TCE		M. Crosse	UCC
1977-05-06 to 1977-05-07	M. Larkin	TCE	27.34	M. Crosse	UCC	26.44	M. Flynn	TCE	23.58
1978-05-05 to 1978-05-06	M. Crosse	UCC	29.86	M. Larkin	TCE	27.16	M. Flynn	TCE	24.26
1979-05-04 to 1979-05-05	L. Hanna	QUB	31.18	M. Crosse	UCC	29.94	M. Larkin	TCE	27.46
1980-05-02 to 1980-05-03	L. Hanna	QUB	29.70	C. O'Neill	UCD	28.06	Ann Lindsay	UCD	27.66
1981-05-01 to 1981-05-02	Ann Lindsay	UCD	29.34	M. McGovern	UCD		S. Byrne	TCD
1982-04-30 to 1982-05-01	Ann Lindsay	UCD	32.18	L. Miller	QUB	26.60	M. McGovern	UCD	25.06
1983-05-06 to 1983-05-07	Ann Lindsay	UCD	32.64	Brid Naughton	UCC	31.84	L. Miller	QUB	25.80
1984-05-04 to 1984-05-05	L. Miller	QUB	31.36	Brid Naughton	UCC		L. Jameson	QUB
1985-05-03 to 1985-05-04	Fiona McGovern	TCE	32.30	Sinead Roche	UCC	31.26	Janet Kellock	UU	31.14
1986-05-02 to 1986-05-03	Una McMahon	NIHED	31.04	Sinead Roche	UCC		Fiona McGovern	TCE
1987-05-08 to 1987-05-09	Janet Kellock	UU	33.66	Fiona McGovern	TCE	31.96	Debbie McDowell	QUB	27.28
1988-04-29 to 1988-04-30	Una Cosgrove	UCC	33.96
1989-05-05 to 1989-05-06	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	40.46	F. Shaw	UU	32.48	Una McMahon	NIHED	27.36
1990-04-27 to 1990-04-28	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	40.24	F. Shaw	UU		Dara Shakespeare	TCD
1991-05-03 to 1991-05-04	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	39.39	M. Tomassonia	UCC		Mary Naughton	TCD
1992-04-24 to 1992-04-25	A.M. Flannery	QUB	41.82	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	38.26	Mary Naughton	TCD	30.92
1993-04-23 to 1993-04-24	Ailish O'Brien	UCC	34.38	Mary Naughton	TCD	30.86	L. McCarthy	UU	26.86
1994-04-22 to 1994-04-23	Ailish O'Brien (OYD)	UCC	37.06	Diane Sheehan	UCC	31.34	Mary Naughton	TCD	28.62
1995-04-21 to 1995-04-22	Edel Meagher	Waterford RTC	34.38	L. Mahoney	Unknown	32.16	N. Spratt	UL	30.94
1996-04-19 to 1996-04-20	Edel Meagher	Waterford RTC	37.58	Brenda Thompson	TCD	35.30	N. Spratt	UL	32.86
1997-04-25 to 1997-04-26	Edel Meagher	WIT	33.90	Kathy Truran	UL	33.64	Olivia Kelleher	UL	31.16
1998-04-24 to 1998-04-25	Deirdre O'Connor	IT Tralee	34.12	Croine Wyse	UL	26.42	Becci Harrison	TCD	26.36
1999-04-23 to 1999-04-24	J Healy	DIT	35.61	Emma Daniel	UL	32.58	Ellen Murphy	UCC	30.08
2000-04-15	Emma Daniel	UL	33.96	Diane Cashman	UCC	30.87	Ellen Murphy	UCC	25.83
2001-04-21	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	43.13	Diane Cashman	UCC	32.45	Emma Daniel	UL	30.24
2002-04-19 to 2002-04-20	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	38.04	Elaine Jackson	UCD	31.75	Diane Cashman	CIT	31.49
2003-04-26	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	38.90	Gillian Austin	WIT	34.76	Deirdre Murphy	UCC	32.74
2004-04-17	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	39.79	Deirdre Murphy	UCC	39.75	Sarah Cormack	UL	27.32
2005-04-23	Eileen O'Keeffe	AIT	41.47	Rachel Akers	NUIG	31.82	Sarah Cormack	UL	27.60
2006-04-22	Eileen O'Keeffe	RCSI	45.38	Deirdre Murphy	UCC	38.21	Rachel Akers	NUIG	35.92
2007-04-14	Eileen O'Keeffe (OYD)	RCSI	43.35	Rachel Akers	NUIG	35.62	Deirdre Murphy (OYD)	UCC	35.37
2008-04-19	Rachel Akers	NUIG	33.15	Karen O'Connor	UCC	30.96	Yvonne Hickey	UCC	29.36

Winning performances in Discus

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