The soccer star and the teenage prodigy – meet Ireland’s European Championship gold medallists
Ireland team react to mixed 4x400m relay gold at European Championships
At the Stadio Olimpico in Rome last night, four Irish athletes came together to create a piece of athletics history, joining Sonia O’Sullivan as the only gold medallists for Ireland in the 90-year history of the European Championships. Meet the four sprinters who are now champions of Europe.
The 26-year-old is a native of Grange, Co Sligo, and found his way to athletics via soccer, joining a club in his teenage years solely to improve his speed on the pitch. But in doing so he unearthed a rare ability, and O’Donnell went on to win five national senior titles over 400m and make the Tokyo Olympics, where he helped Ireland to eighth in the mixed relay final.
