Eileen is pictured above during the final of the women's Hammer at the 2007
World Championships in Osaka. She finished in a creditable 6th place with
a throw of 70.93m.
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Women's Hammer final. 2007
World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Betty HEIDLER |
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GER |
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74.76 |
| 2. Yipsi MORENO |
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CUB |
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74.74 |
| 3. Wenxiu ZHANG |
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CHN |
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74.39 |
| 4. Kamila SKOLIMOWSKA |
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POL |
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73.75 |
| 5. Yelena KONEVTSEVA |
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RUS |
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72.45 |
| 6. Eileen O'KEEFE |
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IRL |
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70.93 |
| 7. Clarissa CLARETTI |
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ITA |
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70.74 |
| 8. Manuela MONTEBRUN |
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FRA |
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70.36 |
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Eileen O'Keefe had a personal best throw of 73.21 metres, achieved in July 2007 at the national
championships in Dublin. Over her career she represented Ireland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,
competed three times at the World Championships in 2005, 2007, 2009 and took part in the
European Athletics Championships on two occasions.
She won nine consecutive national hammer titles and also six titles in the discus throw.
She retired from competition in 2011 at the age of 29, having failed to return to form
following a serious knee injury.