Thomas Chamney and David Campbell shine in Oslo

In recent years it was something of a novelty to see an Irish runner competing in IAAF 800m event. So, to see two Irish athletes line up at the start of the big Bislett meet in Oslo was a sight to behold. The two athletes involved were Thomas Chamney (Crusaders AC) and David Campbell (St. Coco’s AC), with Chamney in lane 1 and Campbell in five.
The first half of the race gave the impression they were watching each other. However, the last 100m saw both of them cut through the field, and obviously running fastest of all, for Chamney to finish third, just one position ahead of Campbell.
The final results showed that Yuriy Borzakovskiy won the race, with Chamney in third in a time of 1:45.41, well inside his previous best of 1:46.46, and Campbell fourth in 1:45.59, another big PB bettering his previous best of 1:46.05.
Race Clip
Alistair Cragg was 8th in the 1,500m in 3:38.44
Other results during the week showed Deirdre Ryan finish third in the high jump in a meet in France with a best of 1.89m, while Rory Chesser had a big PB at the BMC meet in Stretford last Saturday, clocking 3:43.85 for 1,500m, a time that qualified him for the European u23 championships.
Bislett Games Oslo (NOR)
800m
1 Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:44.42
2 Mohammed Al-Salhi KSA 1:44.96
3 Thomas Chamney IRL 1:45.41
4 David Campbell IRL 1:45.59
5 Fabiano Peçanha BRA 1:45.59
6 Nadjim Manseur ALG 1:45.71
7 Jozef Repcìk SVK 1:46.26
8 Mattias Claesson SWE 1:46.36
1,500m
7 Alistair Ian Cragg IRL 3:38.44
Meeting Lille Metropole , Villeneuve d’Ascq (FRA)
High jump
1 RUS 1m95 KLYUGINA-SLIVKA VIKTORIYA
2 RUS 1m92 GORDEYEVA IRINA
3 IRL 1m89 RYAN DEIRDRE
4 BUL 1m89 VENEVA VENELINA
BMC Nike Grand Prix Stretford
1,500m
8 3:43.85 Rory Chesser Ennis Track/St. Mary’s Uni/Ireland
1,500m
2 4:18.60 Kerry Harty Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow

Flotrack interview with Thomas Chamney