Thu, 26 Jul, 2018 - 15:10
By Will Downing
World champion race-walking star Rob Heffernan has announced his retirement from international athletics.
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CourtsSportPlace: MoscowPlace: LondonPlace: BarcelonaPlace: LuzhnikiPlace: SydneyPlace: AthensPlace: BeijingPlace: CorkPlace: IrelandPerson: Rob HeffernanPerson: Will DowningPerson: HeffernanPerson: Eamonn CoghlanPerson: CoghlanPerson: Sonia O’SullivanPerson: Olive LoughnanePerson: LoughnanePerson: Stanislav EmelyanovPerson: Sergey KirdyapkinPerson: RobHeffernanAug11_large.jpgPerson: David WilkinsPerson: CorkmanPerson: RobHeffernanAug13_large.jpgPerson: Derry McVeighPerson: Hamish AdamsPerson: RobPerson: Liam SheedyEvent: World ChampionshipEvent: OlympicEvent: 2010 ChampionshipsEvent: World Athletics ChampionshipEvent: 2010 EuropeansEvent: 2012 OlympicsEvent: LondonEvent: World ChampionshipsOrganisation: BarcelonaOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: Athletics IrelandOrganisation: Bank of IrelandOrganisation: Bank of Ireland MunsterOrganisation: Munster
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