Donore Harriers Explained

Donore Harriers is an athletics club founded in 1893. It is located in Chapelizod, Dublin.^[1]

Originally based in South Circular Road and then Islandbridge, the club moved to a modern clubhouse opposite the Chapelizod Gate to the Phoenix Park in 1993.

A new 300m polyurethane running track and athletics field was built on the club grounds in the autumn of 2007.^[2]

Olympic Games representatives

• 1948 London: J.P. Reardon, C. Clancy
• 1956 Melbourne: E. Kinsella
• 1960 Rome: Bertie Messitt, W. Dunne
• 1964 Tokyo: B. Clifford, T. O’Riordan
• 1976 Montreal: Jim McNamara, E. Coghlan
• 1980 Moscow: E. Coghlan, S. Egan
• 1996 Atlanta: Roman Linscheid

European Athletics Championships representatives

• 1954: Berne: E. Kinsella, B. O’Reilly
• 1958: Stockholm: B. Messitt
• 1962: Belgrade: B. Messitt
• 1966: Budapest: T. O’Riordan, J. McNamara
• 1974: Rome: E. Coghlan
• 1978: Prague: E. Coghlan
• 1982: Athens: S. Egan
• 1990: Split: V. McGovern
• 1998: Budapest: R. Linscheid
• 2014: Zurich: J. Travers^{[1] [3]}

See also

• Brendan Hackett, a member^[4]

External links

• of Donore Harriers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club History. Donore Harriers. 24 May 2017.
2. Web site: Donore Harriers Development Report . 2020-07-06. Athletics Ireland.
3. Web site: Athletics Ireland: Irish Caps. Athletics Ireland.
4. News: Hackett appointed Irish athletics chief. Irish Examiner. 18 October 2005.