Nicola Tuthill has won a silver medal in the U23 Hammer Throw Final at the European Throwing Cup in Portugal Sunday afternoon (March 10th). It marks the second year in a row that Tuthill has claimed the U23 Hammer Throw silver at the event. 2023 saw Tuthill become the first Irish athlete ever to win a medal at the European Throwing Cup when she took silver in the women’s U23 hammer competition at the same venue in Leiria.
Tuthill posted a superb first round throw of 67.39 which would ultimately prove to be her best of today’s competition. Tuthill backed up her first round throw with a 67.12 on her second attempt, a throw that in itself has only be bettered by Tuthill and Irish record holder Eileen O'Keefe (73.21 NR).
European Throwing Cup Hammer Throw Women U23 Final Result:
- LÖFMAN Thea SWE - Sweden 68.08PB
- TUTHILL Nicola IRL - Ireland 67.39SB
- KOPPELI Aada FIN - Finland 64.88SB
Nicola Tuthill Round Attempts:
- 67.39
- 67.12
- X
- 63.86
- 65.45
- X
Today’s performance bodes well for Tuthill’s upcoming season where she’ll look to build on the form that also saw the UCD athlete claim a second-place finish in the hammer throw at the European Team Championships in Poland last summer, a competition that saw her PB with a huge 67.85 which bettered her own Irish U23 record.
Latest Irish results from 2024 European Throwing Cup:
- Nicola Tuthill - U23 Women's Hammer (2nd – SB 67.39)
- Ciara Sheehy - U23 Women's Shot (5th Final B - 13.59)
- Anna Gavigan - U23 Women's Discus (15th - SB 44.10)
- Niamh Fogarty - Senior Women’s Discus (4th Final B - PB 55.17)
