The pictures above show Ireland's David Gillick crossing
the line to win gold ahead of Germany's Bastian Swillims
in the men's 400m at the 2007 European Indoor
Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The inset photo
shows the ecstatic Irishman savouring the moment of victory.
Gillick's time of 45.52secs was a new indoor national record.
Two years earlier, in Madrid, David also won the event in a
time of 46.30 seconds - the first Irish Sprint Gold in 73 Years.
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Men's 400m Final.
2007 European Indoor Champs
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| 1. David Gillick |
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IRL |
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45.52 NR |
| 2. Bastian Swillims |
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GER |
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45.62 |
| 3. Robert Tobin |
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GBR |
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46.15 |
| 4. Johan Wissman |
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SWE |
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46.17 |
| 5. Andrea Barberi |
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ITA |
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46.47 |
| 6. Clemens Zeller |
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AUT |
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46.64 |
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Men's 400m. Final. 2009 World Athletics Champs
1. LaShawn MERRITT
USA
44.06
2. Jeremy WARINER
USA
44.60
3. Renny QUOW
TRI
45.02.
4. Tabarie HENRY
ISV
45.42
5. Chris BROWN
BAH
45.47
6. David GILLICK
IRL
45.53
7. Michael BINGHAM
GBR
45.56
8. Leslie DJHONE
FRA
45.90
Irish National records set by David Gillick.
400 m outdoor: 44.77 (4/7/2009 in Madrid, Spain)
400 m indoor: 45.52 (5/3/2007 in Birmingham, England)
(20/2/2010 in Birmingham, England)
ANNUAL PROGRESS 400m.
2012 48.27 Moskva 11 JUN
2011 46.64 New York City, NY 11 JUN
2010 44.79 Barcelona (28 JUL
2009 44.77 Madrid 04 JUL (PB & NR)
2008 45.12 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 27 JUN
2007 45.23 Genève 09 JUN
2006 45.67 Dublin 23 JUL
2005 45.93 Torino 03 JUN
2004 46.27 Dublin 25 JUL
2002 48.48 Tullamore 30 JUN
In 2013 he competed in Celebrity Master Chef Ireland and won the competition (TV).
Education.
BSc Supply Chain Management, Dublin Institute of Technology (2002-2006)
MSc Sports Management, Loughborough University (2006-2009)
Certificate in Sport Psychology, IDAT (2017-2018)