Phil Healy (born 19 November 1994) is an Irish athlete competing in sprinting events. From Ballineen in

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

, her sister Joan Healy is also a sprinter.

Career

A member of Bandon Athletics Club, Healy reportedly "began to fully focus on thletics as a teenager. A video of Phil Healy winning the final leg of the 4 x 400 metre Irish University Championships in 2016 went viral around the world. Her winning run has been described as one of the best athletics comebacks of all time. As she turns into the homestretch, having closed much of an 80-metre gap with the lead runners, the commentator is heard to shout "UCC from the depths of hell are powering through". She set an Irish 200m national record in July 2018. In the 2018 European Championships, she placed fourth with a time of 23.23. In a team which included Rhasidat Adeleke,

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and

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, Healy won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 European Championships. Healy was also a member of the Irish team that came fourth in the 4 × 400 metres event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

– 11.28 (+2.0 m/s, Dublin 2018) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 22.99 (0.0 m/s, Cork 2018) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 51.50 (Belfast 2021) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 7.31 (Athlone 2017) *

– 23.10 (Athlone 2020) *

– 51.94 (Torun 2021)

References

All-Athletics profile

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Healy, Phil 1994 births Living people Irish female sprinters Athletes from County Cork Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland Olympic female sprinters European Games competitors for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Irish sportswomen