McGettigan Dumas to get belated Euro bronze medal

Roisin McGettigan Dumas will receive a European Indoor Championship bronze medal from the 2009 Games at the National Athletics Awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry tomorrow.

McGettigan Dumas finished fourth in the 1500m final in Turin in a tight finish five years ago. The Wicklow woman crossed the line in 4:11.58, just behind Slovenia’s Sonja Roman who ran 4:11.42.

However, following the banning of the winner Anna Alminova (Russia) for a doping violation, McGettigan was promoted to third.