David McCarthy (born 1988)

David McCarthy

Personal information
Born	August 3, 1988 (1988-08-03) (age 23) Waterford
Residence	Ballinamult, Waterford
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Ireland
Club	West Waterford AC
Now coaching	Ray Treacy
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Ireland European Under-23 Athletics Championships Bronze Kaunas 2009 5000m
Updated on 2010.

David McCarthy (born 3 August 1988 in Waterford, Ireland) is a middle-distance athlete with international medals already to his name.

After being voted Irish athlete of the month for April 2009,^[1] McCarthy won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres at the 2009 European Under-23 Athletics Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania - the only Irish medal of the Championships. ^[2]

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.^[3]

Coached by Ray Treacy, brother of 1984 Olympic marathon silver-medallist John Treacy, McCarthy as of the 2009-10 semester attends Providence College.^[4]

References

1. ^ "National Award for David McCarthy". Waterford Today. http://www.waterford-today.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6058&Itemid=11030&ed=616. 
2. ^ "Radio interview with David McCarthy". Athletics Ireland. http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=8545. 
3. ^ "EAA Results Website". European Athletics Association/sportresult.com. http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/framework/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000300000007&comp_id=46552&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en#round0170040. 
4. ^ "Friars.com article". friars.com. http://www.friars.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/071609aaa.html. 

Persondata
Name	Maccarthy, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	3 August 1988
Place of birth	Waterford
Date of death
Place of death