Britton the highlight of Irish performances in cross country

Fionnuala Britton took silver today for Ireland in the Under 23 event at the Spar European Cross Country Championships in Legnano, Italy.

Britton the highlight of Irish performances in cross country
Sun, 10 Dec, 2006 - 15:33

Fionnuala Britton took silver today for Ireland in the Under 23 event at the Spar European Cross Country Championships in Legnano, Italy.

The 22-year-old DCU athlete ran a superb race and finished second in a time of 18:56. This was just nine seconds behind the highly fancied Turkish runner Binnaz Uslu who took gold.

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CourtsAthleticsHeathrowPlace: IrelandPlace: Legnano, ItalyPlace: ItalyPerson: BrittonPerson: Fionnuala BrittonPerson: Binnaz UsluPerson: Mark ChristiePerson: Joseph SweeneyPerson: ChristiePerson: Andrew LedwithPerson: Mick ClohiseyPerson: Mark HanrahanPerson: Mark KirwanPerson: Mary CullenPerson: CullenPerson: Martin FaganPerson: Rosemary RyanPerson: Mark KenneallyPerson: Vinny MulveyPerson: Gary MurrayPerson: Rose-Anne GalliganPerson: Brendan O’NeillEvent: Spar European Cross Country ChampionshipsOrganisation: DCUOrganisation: Clonliffe Harriers
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