Tim Watt: Gillian O'Sullivan

Double blow for Irish

Irish race walker Jamie Costin is out of the Olympics after being injured in a car accident near Athens. 50K walker Costin was travelling in a car that was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry at Porto Helios about an hour's drive from Athens. He suffered a broken bone in his back and a broken toe in the accident. And in a further blow for the Irish team, medal hopeful Gillian O'Sullivan has pulled out of the Games after failing to shake off a knee injury. "He has a compression fracture of his back but it's clear that it could have been an awful lot worse," said Costin's coach and Irish athletics spokesman Pierce O'Callaghan. Best wishes for your recovery Jamie...

Gillian over injury scare

IrishExaminer.com (subscription) - Ireland By Brendan Mooney. GILLIAN O[not equal]SULLIVAN suffered a minor injury scare last week but will be fully fit for the final of the 20k walk on Monday morning.

Assesment of Irish Walkers chances at Athens

Gillian O' Sullivan (20k walk). On form the strongest medal contender, but not quite at her best so with luck she could heel and toe to near the podium. Olive Loughnane (20k walk). Not in the same league as team-mate Gillian, but should finish in the top 20. Jamie Costin (50k walk). The heat of Athens will not be kind to the distance walkers so I reckon if Jamie finishes with a personal best he will do well Robert Heffernan (20k walk). Coming back to his best form and could place in the top 20.

OLYMPIC teams head for training camps...

Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland .. The competitors, including World Championship medallist runner Sonia O'Sullivan and walker Gillian O'Sullivan, will travel to Athens for the opening ...

Legendary walker advises Irish hopefuls

Registration required - Legendary walker advises Irish hopefuls. IrishExaminer.com (subscription), Ireland - Jul 21, 2004
... Robert Korzeniowski, who won both the 50k and 20k titles in Sydney, will be defending his 50k title in Athens but will be taking time out to advise Heffernan ... [Google News Search: robert korzeniowski]

O'Sullivan not worried as back injury blamed for race retirement

IrishExaminer.com (subscription) - Irish Olympic medal hopeful Gillian O'Sullivan is unconcerned by the injury which forced her to abandon the Grand Prix walking race in La Coruna on Sunday. ...

Heffernan walks tall in 20k event

IrishExaminer.com (subscription) - Ireland .. However, there was disappointment for the other Irish walkers in action including Gillian O[not equal]Sullivan who failed to finish her event, causing some concern. ..