Paul
Hession
| Club
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Athenry
AC |
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Event
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100m
& 200m |
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Date
of Birth : |
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27
January 1983 |
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Coach
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Stuart
Hogg |
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Occupation
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Full
Time Athlete |
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Personal
Bests : |
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100m
- 10.18 60m - 6.61 |
International
Highlights :
60 Metres
30th European Athletics Indoor Championships 5 sf 6.66 Torino 07/03/2009
29th European Indoor Championships 7 f 6.68 Birmingham, GBR 04/03/2007
200 Metres
20th European Athletics Championships 6 f 20.71 -0.8 Barcelona (O) 30/07/2010
IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 5 f 20.78 -0.3 Thessaloniki 13/09/2009
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 6 sf 20.48 0.3 Berlin 19/08/2009
6th IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 2 f 20.58 -0.1 Stuttgart 14/09/2008
The XXIX Olympic Games 5 sf 20.38 0.1 Beijing (National Stadium) 19/08/2008
In the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. Hession made history as the first Irishman to qualify for the finals of the 200 metres in the European Athletics Championships. Hession ran 20.71 seconds, finishing 6th in the final.[6]
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