David McCarthy

Career

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. Coached by Ray Treacy, brother of 1984 Olympic marathon silver-medallist John Treacy, McCarthy as of the 2009-2010 semester attends Providence College.

Achievements

• After being voted Irish athlete of the month for April 2009, 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.