Gillian O'Sullivan (Farranfore /Maine Valley) set a new Irish, European and World record at the National Indoor Championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Saturday, 15th February. O'Sullivan, from Farranfore Co Kerry won in a time of 11.35.34 breaking the existing 3000-metre walk record by five seconds.

Ciara Sheehy (Dublin City Harriers) was a double-winner setting a Championship Best Performance in both the 60m (7.45) and in her 200m victory (23.72).

Gary Ryan (Nenagh Olympic) ran 21.21 to win the 200 metres in a Championship Best Performance (CBP). Eoin Leen (Tralee) won the shot putt setting a National Junior Record with a toss of 15.66m. Gary Murray (St Malachy's) won the 1,500m in 3.47.95 (CBP) and placed 2nd in the 3,000m running 8.11.2.

Click here for complete results of the 2003 Irish National Indoor Championships.

CBP = Championship Best Performance WIT = World Indoor Qualifying Time

Men
60m Final
1 Mark Howard (Fingallians) 6.82
2 Darragh Graham (Sli Chulainn) 6.97
3 Jer O'Donoghue (Leevale) 7.00
B Final
1 Tony Barnett (Tralee) 7.00
2 John Laffey (Clonliffe) 7.09
3 David Hynes (Menapians) 7.18

200m Final
1 Gary Ryan (Nenagh) 21.21 (CBP)
2 Paul McKee (Beechmount) 21.28
3 Mark Howard (Fingallians) 21.75

400m Final
1 David McCarthy (Celbridge) 47.08
2 Antoine Burke (Crusaders) 47.80
3 Daniel Tobin (Clonliffe) 48.35

800m Final
1 Brendan O'Shea (Slaney Olympic) 1.55.01
2 Ciaran O'Connell (Glaslough) 1.55.48
3 Richard Girvan (Annadale) 1.55.88

1500m Final
1 Gary Murray (St Malachys) 3.47.95 CBP
2 Gearoid O'Connor (Rathfarnham) 3.53.39
2 Gary Hynes (Civil Service) 3.53.86

3000m Final
1 Robert Connolly (DSD) 8.09.8
2 Gary Murray (St Malachys) 8.11.2
3 Dermot Donnolly (Annadale) 8.12.4

60m Hurdles
1 Paul Tohill (Mid Ulster) 8.21
2 Trevor McGlynn (Strabane) 8.28
3 Peter Monaghan (DCH) 8.50

5000m Walk Final
1 Robert Heffernan (Togher) 19.16.95
2 Colin Griffin (Ballinamore) 19.51.15
3 Jamie Costin (West Waterford) 20.09.03

Junior 5000m Walk Final
1 Hugh Fitzpatrick (Shercock) 25.26.43
2 Joe Durkan (Ballina) 26.09.61
3 Patrick Moran (Claremorris) 26.45.99

High Jump
1 Adrian O'Dwyer (KCH) 2.10m
2 Paul Tohill (Mid Ulster) 2.00m
3 Darragh Murphy (Crusaders) 1.95m

Long Jump
1 Stephen Fleming (Crusaders) 6.96m
2 Darragh O'Farrell (Borrisokane) 6.96m
3 Domhnaill Leahy (Donore) 6.54m

Triple Jump
1 Patrick Shannon (DCH) 14.29m
2 Alan Saulters (Abbey) 13.96m
3 Sean McMahon (Balymena & Antrim) 12.92m

Pole Vault
1 David Donegan (Clonliffe) 4.65m
2 Ruairi O'Brien (Crusaders) 4.65m
3 Liam Houlihan (West Waterford) 4.05m

Shot Putt Final
1 Eoin Leen (Tralee) 16.66m (Nat Junior Record)
2 Paul Crowe (Menapians) 16.15m
3 Sean Breathnach (GCH) 15.47m

Women
60m Final
1 Ciara Sheehy (DCH) 7.45 (CBP)
2 Emily Maher (Kilkenny) 7.53
3 Anna Boyle Ballymena) 7.63
B Final
1 Kathryn Corish (Lagan Valley) 7.95
2 Rachael Manning (Lisburn) 8.02
3 Gemma Thompson (Sparta) 8.03

200m Final
1 Ciara Sheehy (DCH) 23.72 (CBP)
2 Emily Maher (KCH) 24.00
3 Antoinette Furlon g (DMP) 25.16

400m Final
1 Joanne Cuddihy (UCD) 57.85
2 Maria Sheehan (Marian) 58.14
3 Elaine McCaffrey (Abbey) 58.86

800m Final
1 Aoife Byrne (DSD) 2.06.98
2 Jennifer McKenna (Metro) 2.09.82
3 Elizabeth Williams (Ballymena & Antrim) 2.10.20

1500m Final 1 Geraldine Hendricken (SLOT) 4.12.50 (WIT)
2 Maria Lynch (DSD) 4.15.50 (WIT)
3 Una English (DCH) 4.20.65

3000m Final
1 Maria Lynch (DSD) 9.09.27 (WIT)
2 Marie McCambridge (DSD) 9.10.02 (WIT)
3 Una English (DCH) 9.11.36

60m Hurdles
1 Derval O'Rourke (UCD) 8.25 (CBP)
2 Tamsin Stephen (Birchfield) 8.55
3 Catherine Crawford Regent House) 8.73

3,000m Walk Final
1 Gillian O'Sullivan (Faranfore/Maine Valley) 11.35.34 (Irish, European and World Record)
2 Olive Loughnane (Loughrea) 12.32.51
3 Ivonne Cassin (Finn Valley) 13.51.01

Junior 3,000m Walk Final
1 Ann Loughnane (Craughwell) 14.09.45
2 Catriona McMahon (St Mary's) 14.21.41
3 Carol Burtenshaw (Monasterevin) 16.10.45

High Jump
1 Sharon Foley-Gallen (Lifford) 1.75m
2 Leona Byrne (SLOT) 1.65m
2 Rose-Mary Daniels (Navan) 1.65m

Long Jump Final
1 Antoinette Furlong (DMP) 5.83m
2 Mary Devlin (Abbey) 5.69m
3 Sinead Swan (Slaney Oly) 5.56m

Triple Jump Final
1 Sharon Foley (Lifford) 12.24m
2 Mary McLoone (Tir Chinaill) 12.18m
3 Mary Devlin (Abbey) 11.61m

Pole Vault Final
1 Zoe Brown (Balymena & Antrim) 3.55m (N. Ireland Record)
2 Juliet Claffey (Borrisokane) 3.45m
3 Edel O'Meara Borrisokane) 2.65m

Shot Putt
1 Eva Massey (North Down) 16.32m
2 Geraldine Stewart (Tir Chonaill) 12.19m
3 Amy Davis (Lagan Valley) 10.92m