Medals & Mics Podcast: Ireland's Olympic heroes reveal their greatest challenges

Medals & Mics sheds a light on the realities of the Olympic Games Three of Ireland’s Olympians have teamed up ahead of Paris 2024 for a podcast series looking at the trials, tribulations and triumphs of going for gold

David Gillick, Derval O'Rourke and Rob Heffernan, recording the Medals & Mics podcast at Take Nine Studio located at Swans Nest Business Park, Cork. Pic Larry Cummins

At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, neither champion hurdler Derval O’Rourke, nor sprint record-breaker David Gillick, managed to qualify for semi-finals from their respective heats. 

Derval had finished sixth in her women’s 100m hurdle heat; David came fourth in his 400m sprint heat.