McCambridge latest Irish athlete to qualify for Olympics

Maria McCambridge has become the 15th athlete to qualify for the Irish Track and Field team for this year’s Olympic Games in London.

Sun, 18 Mar, 2012 - 14:26

Maria McCambridge has become the 15th athlete to qualify for the Irish Track and Field team for this year’s Olympic Games in London.

The Letterkenny AC athlete beat the necessary Olympic A standard of 2:37:00 by 23 seconds, clocking 2:36:37 to finish ninth in the Rome Marathon this morning.

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Courts Athletics Heathrow Place: London Place: Los Angeles Place: Seoul Place: LA Place: Switzerland Place: France Person: McCambridge Person: Maria McCambridge Person: Letterkenny Person: Linda Byrne Person: Ava Hutchinson Person: Carey May Person: Regina Joyce Person: Marie Rollins-Murphy Person: Ailish Smith Person: John Treacy Person: Kate Veale Person: Veale Person: Mellado Coralie Person: Emma Prendiville Person: James Treanor Person: Robert Heffernan Person: Olive Loughnane Person: Paul Hession Person: Ciaran O'Lionaird Person: Alistair Cragg Person: Mark Kenneally Person: Brendan Boyce Person: Derval O'Rourke Person: Fionnuala Britton Person: Stephanie Reilly Person: Deirdre Ryan Person: Tori Pena Event: Olympics Event: Olympic Games Event: Olympic Event: Rome Marathon Event: Olympic marathon Event: Lugano Racewalking Grand Prix Event: European Championships Organisation: Irish Track and Field team Organisation: AC Organisation: Dundrum South Dublin Organisation: Ireland Organisation: West Waterford AC Organisation: Maine Valley AC Organisation: Shercock AC Organisation: Farranfore Maine Valley AC

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