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Mageean sets national record with fourth-place finish at 1500m final

Aug 22, 2023 21:29 By Michael Cooke
Mageean sets national record with fourth-place finish at 1500m final
16 August 2022; Ciara Mageean of Ireland competing in the Women's 1500m heats during day 6 of the European Championships 2022 at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
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The Portaferry posted a time of 3:56.61 seconds as she narrowly missed out on a medal.

Ciara Mageean set a national record after finishing in fourth place in the 1500m final at the World Athletics Championships at Budapest.

The Portaferry posted a time of 3:56.61 seconds, only marginally missing out on a bronze medal.

Faith Kipyegon claimed her third gold medal at the world championships. The Kenyan clocked a time of 3:54.87.

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Ethopia’s Diribe Welteji took the silver medal while bronze went to Sifan Hassan.

Earlier, Sarah Lavin qualified for the women’s 100 metre hurdles semi-finals. The Limerick native finished her heat in third place in 12.69 seconds.

Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent and America’s Masai Russell finished first and second respectively.

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The Irish had mixed fortunes in the men’s 800 metre heats. Mark English qualified for the semi-finals while John Fitzsimons missed out.

English finished fourth in 1:45.71 but qualified as one of the fastest non-automatic qualifiers.

In a separate heat, John Fitzsimons finished fifth in a time of 1:48.20. No one outside the top three progressed to the semi-finals in this heat.

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