Derval O'Rourke wins her second European Championship silver medal in the
women's 100m hurdles - this time in Barcelona. However, this was upgraded to the
gold medal in 2013 when Yanit was banned for taking drugs.
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| Women's 100m. Hurdles Final |
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2010 European Athletics
Championships.
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| X. Nevin YANIT |
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TUR |
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12.63 DISQ |
| 1. Derval O'ROURKE |
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IRL |
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12.65 |
| 2. Carolin NYTRA |
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GER |
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12.68 |
| 3. Christina VUKICEVIC |
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NOR |
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12.78 |
| 4. Yevheniya SNIHUR |
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UKR |
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12.92 |
| 5. Tatyana DEKTYAREVA |
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RUS |
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12.98 |
| 6. Lisa URECH |
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SUI |
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13.02 |
| 7. Nadine HILDEBRAND |
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GER |
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13.08 |
The main photo above shows Derval O'Rourke in the women's 100m hurdles final in Berlin 2009. Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
The inset is of her during the heats a few days earlier.
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Women's 100m Hurdles Final
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| 2009 World Athletics Championships. |
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| 1. Brigitte FOSTER-HYLTON |
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JAM |
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12.51 |
| 2. Priscilla LOPES-SCHLIEP |
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CAN |
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12.54 |
| 3. Delloreen ENNIS-LONDON |
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JAM |
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12.55 |
| 4. Derval O'ROURKE |
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IRE |
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12.67 |
| 5. Sally McLELLAN |
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AUS |
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12.70 |
| 6. Virginia POWELL |
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USA |
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12.78 |
| 7. Dawn HARPER |
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USA |
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12.81 |
| 8. Perdita FELICIEN |
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CAN |
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15.53 |
Derval O'Rourke is pictured above on 6th. March hurdling for Ireland at the 2009 European Indoor
Athletics Championships in Turin. Photo George Herringshaw. ©
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Women's 60m. Hurdles Final. 2009
European Indoor Championships.
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| 1. Eline Berings |
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BEL |
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7.92 |
| 2. Lucie Skropakova |
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CZE |
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7.95 |
| 3. Derval O'Rourke |
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IRL |
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7.97 |
| 4. Christina Vukicevic |
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NOR |
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8.04 |
| 5. Anastasiya Solovyova |
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RUS |
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8.05 |
| 6. Nadine Hildebrand |
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GER |
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8.16 |
The main photo above shows the women's 100m Hurdles final at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg.
Derval (lane 1) produced a superb performance to win the silver medal in a new national record time of 12.72 secs.
Sweden's Susanna Kallur (lane 4) won the gold and Germany's Kirsten Bolm, who also clocked 12.72, the bronze.
The inset picture shows a delighted Derval celebrating her success with Bolm. Photos George Herringshaw. ©
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100m. Hurdles Final. 2006
European Athletics Champs.
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| 1. Susanna KALLUR |
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SWE |
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12.59 |
| 2. Derval O'ROURKE |
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IRL |
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12.72 |
| 3. Kirsten BOLM |
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GER |
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12.72 |
| 4. Glory ALOZIE |
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SPA |
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12.86 |
| 5. Aurelia TRYWIANSKA |
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POL |
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12.90 |
| 6. Aleksandra ANTONOVA |
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RUS |
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12.93 |
| 7. Jenny KALLUR |
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SWE |
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12.94 |
| 8. Adrianna LAMALLE |
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FRA |
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12.99 |
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Born in Cork, O'Rourke attended University College, Dublin (UCD) where she held a sports scholarship between 2000 and 2004.
She graduated with a BA (Hons) degree from the college in 2003 and a Diploma in Business Studies from the
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business in 2005. In June 2014 O'Rourke announced her retirement from athletics.
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COMPETITIVE RECORD.
2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships (Gothenburg)
Bronze – 60 m Hurdles (7.95 SB)
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships (Paris)
4th place – 60 m Hurdles (7.96 SB)
2010 IAAF Continental Cup (Split)
5th place – 100 m Hurdles (12.99)
2010 European Championships (Barcelona)
Silver – 100 m Hurdles (12.65 NR)
2009 World Championships (Berlin)
4th place – 100 m Hurdles (12.67 NR)
2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships (Turin)
Bronze – 60 m Hurdles (7.97 SB)
2006 European Championships (Gothenburg)
Silver – 100 m Hurdles (12.72 NR)
2006 World Indoor Championships (Moscow)
Gold – 60 m Hurdles (7.84 NR)
2005 World University Games (Izmir)
Bronze – 100 m Hurdles (13.02)
2005 World University Games (Izmir)
Bronze – 4x100 m Relay
2003 European Athletics U23 Championships (Bydgoszcz)
4th place – 100 m Hurdles (12.96 NR)
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2013 13.42 -0.4 Atlanta, GA 17 MAY
2012 12.91 +1.3 London 07 AUG
2012 12.91 -0.7 London 06 AUG
2011 12.84 +0.5 La Chaux-de-Fonds 03 JUL
2010 12.65 -0.5 Barcelona 31 JUL (PB)
2009 12.67 +0.2 Berlin 19 AUG
2008 12.90 +1.8 Praha (16 JUN
2007 12.88 +1.4 Bochum 12 AUG
2006 12.72 +0.5 Göteborg 11 AUG
2005 13.00 +0.5 Helsinki 09 AUG
2004 13.26 Mardyke 03 JUL
2003 12.96 +1.0 Bydgoszcz 20 JUL
2002 13.38 +0.5 Riga 31 MAY
2001 13.86 +0.6 Beijing 27 AUG
2000 13.61 +0.6 Santiago de Chile 17 OCT
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