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Ireland’s Mark English. Morgan Treacy/INPHO
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Mark English wins bronze medal for Ireland in the 800m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships
English finished with a time of 1:45:46.
MARK ENGLISH HAS won a bronze medal in the 800m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships.
English finished with a time of 1:45:46.
Only minutes later, Sarah Healy won a gold medal for Ireland in the 3000m at the European Indoor Athletics Championships. Healy finished with a time of 8:52.86.
The European Indoor Athletics Championships are taking place in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The 31-year-old has previously won a silver medal in the 2015 Championships and a bronze medal in 2019.
English, now a five-time European medallist, trails only Sonia O’Sullivan in Ireland’s all-time medal tally at major championships
EUROPEAN BRONZE🥉
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) March 9, 2025
What an amazing performance by Mark English!🤩
⏱️3rd I 1:45.46#IrishAthletics #Apeldoorn2025 @ask123ie @adidasrunning pic.twitter.com/uMWxT7WazZ
Samuel Chapple of the Netherlands was a surprise gold medallist at 1:44.88, with Belgium’s Elliot Crestan second at 1:44.92.
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