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Ireland’s Masters Athletes Win 12 Medals at World Championships With Four Days Still to Go in Daegu


Phil Knox
Phil Knox
Published 20 days ago on 29 Aug 2026
Ireland’s Masters Athletes Win 12 Medals at World Championships With Four Days Still to Go in Daegu

There has been 7 days of outstanding competition already and 4 days remaining at the World Masters Athletics in Daegu, South Korea

The 28 Irish athletes who travelled have performed exceptionally well to date with 12 Medals won including double Gold for our pair of eldest athletes in the team - Sean McMullin (M80) and John MacDermott (M80).

We look forward to more great performances and medals over the coming days.

See full list of medal winners to date:

Gold

Sean McMullin - M80 (Mullingar Harriers) - 10k Road Walk

Sean McMullin - M80 (Mullingar Harriers) - 20k Road Walk

John MacDermott - M80 (Sligo AC) - Decathlon

John MacDermott - M80 (Sligo AC) - 200m Hurdles

Silver

Pat Kelly - W75 (DSD, Based in USA) - 200m

Brenda Gannon - W50 (Australia based, Queensland) 20k Road Walk

Edel Maguire - W65 (Clonliffe) - 200m

Lea Fulcher- M50 (Plant Based AC) - 1500m

Bronze

Stephen Hunter - M45 (St Abbans) - 3k Steeplechase

Edel Maguire - W65 (Clonliffe Harriers) - 100m

Rachel Murphy - W40 (Plant Based AC) - 5000m

4x100m Relay - M65 - Shane Sheridan (DSD), Niall Kelly (Nenagh), Richard Phelan ( based in Uk, Bedford & County), Steve Berkeley (based in US, Hemet, CA)

Image: Ronan Gately

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