Catriona Devine takes silver medal at European Masters in Poland

Catriona Devine won a silver medal at the European Masters Indoor Championships on Thursday in Poland.

The Finn Valley AC athlete finished second in the W50 1500m in Torun.

Devine clocked 4:59.86 in Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń for second spot. The race was won by Devine’s fellow Irish athlete Mary Leech in 4:57.08.

Germany’s Tanja Saretzki was third in 5:07.37.

The silver medal for the Castlefin woman comes off the back of a successful few days for her Finn Valley AC colleague Kay Byrne, who won silver in the W60 8km, helping Ireland to team bronze in that event, and bronze in the 5k road race. 

Milford native Stephen Duggan, who has been based for many years in Germany, also picked up medals in Poland.

Representing Ireland, Duggan won silver in the M50 8km cross country having taken team silver with Ireland in the 5k road race.

He is a son of the late Hugo Duggan, a seven-time Irish senior long jump champion who won a World Masters gold medal in 1987.

Milford AC’s Martin Kerr was the sixth M75 in the 5k road race - helping Ireland to team gold in the process.

Kerr finished in 24:16 with Irish team-mate John Murphy second in 21:10 and Patrick Sweeney finishing in 22:07.

Kerr’s fellow Milford AC man Brian Boyce reached the M45 400m semi-finals. Boyce was third in his semi-final in 53.97 seconds, bowing out in the process.

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Boyce came through his heat in 55.41 seconds, placing second to advance.

In the M65 60m, Tir Chonaill AC’s Shane Toolan finished fifth in his heat on Sunday when going 8.89 seconds. 

In the 200m, Toolan was fifth in his heat in 30.65 seconds.