Steeplechase delight for Beijing bound McGettigan

ROISÍN McGETTIGAN earned a deserved and timely boost in advance of the Olympic Games when she won the women’s steeplechase at the first session of the VIVA British Grand Prix at Crystal Palace last night.

Steeplechase delight for Beijing bound McGettigan
Sat, 26 Jul, 2008 - 01:00

The 27-year-old Wicklow athlete to produced a devastating last lap to sprint away from the young Romanian,

Ancuta Bobacel, and win in a time of 9:33.36.

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CourtsPlace: BeijingPlace: Crystal PalacePlace: Great BritainPlace: Huesden-ZolderPlace: USAPlace: HelsinkiPlace: LoughboroughPlace: BahamasPlace: ParisPlace: CorkPlace: MonacoPlace: WalesPerson: McGettiganPerson: Roisin McGettiganPerson: WicklowPerson: Ancuta BobacelPerson: Helen ClitheroePerson: BobacelPerson: Fionnuala BrittonPerson: Deirdre ByrnePerson: Lisa DobriskyPerson: Erin DonohuePerson: Paul HessionPerson: Usain BoltPerson: Wallace SpearmonPerson: David GillickPerson: Martyn RooneyPerson: Andretti BainPerson: David NevillePerson: CALVIN SMITHPerson: Darold WilliamsonPerson: Alistair CraggPerson: AfricansPerson: Derval O’RourkePerson: Lolo JonesPerson: Candice DavisPerson: Dawn HarperPerson: Joanna HayesPerson: Sarah ClaxtonPerson: Martin FaganEvent: Olympic GamesEvent: VIVA British Grand PrixEvent: OlympicOrganisation: Irish Olympic
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