Mayo's Oisín Joyce wins javelin bronze medal at World U-20 Championships

The throw of his life earned the 19-year-old just the fifth Irish medal in the 38-year history of these championships

Oisín Joyce following his bronze medal win. Pic by Cathal Dennehy

It was the throw of his life, right when he needed it most, and with that Oisín Joyce of Ballinrobe did something no Irish teenager had ever done – winning a medal in a throws event at the World Athletics U-20 Championships.

His Irish U-20 record of 73.89m in the men’s javelin final in Lima, Peru last night earned the 19-year-old just the fifth Irish medal in the 38-year history of these championships, with silvers by Antoine Burke in the high jump in 1994, Ciara Mageean over 1500m in 2010, Sommer Lecky in the high jump in 2018 and the women’s 4x100m team that same year.