Waterford, Ireland
Waterford ( ) is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldest McCarthy won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres at the 2009 European Under-23 Athletics Championships in
Kaunas
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- the only Irish medal of the Championships.
McCarthy's third-place finish saw him beaten by gold-medallist Mohamed Elbendir of Spain and French athlete Noureddine Smaïl - both of whom were African-born.
Coached by Ray Treacy, brother of 1984 Olympic marathon silver-medallist
John Treacy
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, McCarthy as of the 2009-10 semester attends
Providence College
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