Tir Chonaill Athletic Club's Fintan Dewhirst has won silver for Ireland in the 400 metres hurdles at the European under-18 Athletics Championships in Jerusalem.
The St Columba's Comprehensive School Glenties pupil ran a new personal best of 51.65 seconds to finish second behind Norway's Bastian Elnan Aurstad.
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Warholm-esque!
Bastian Elnan Aurstad 🇳🇴 bosses the men's 400m hurdles final at the European U18 Championships! 👊
And a brilliant silver medal for Ireland's Fintan Dewhirst, their first medal in #Jerusalem2022! pic.twitter.com/UpMxVpIsn4
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) July 7, 2022
