Nicola Tuthill (born 22 December 2003) is an Irish hammer thrower. She is a multiple-time national champion.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Hammer: 70.32m (Banská Bystrica, 2024 ) |
Early life
editShe is from Kilbrittain, near Bandon, County Cork, where her parents Norman and Collette run a dairy farm. She has an older sister, Olivia. Her father built her a throwing cage and circle on their farm in 2019. She studies biological, biomedical and biomolecular science at University College Dublin.[2][3][4]
Career
editShe won her first Irish senior hammer title in 2020 with a best of 60.04m, aged just 16 years-old, a new Irish U18 record.[2][4]
She qualified for the final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, finishing in eighth place.[2][4]
Competing at her first senior international contortion for Ireland, she finished second in the 2023 European Team Championships in Silesia in Poland, throwing a lifetime best of 67.85m. This placed her second on the Irish senior all-time list behind national record holder Eileen O'Keeffe. She won the Irish under-23 title in Tullamore, Co Offaly, setting a championship record 64.89m. [2] She was the 2023 Athletics Ireland University Athlete of the Year.[4]
Competing at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships in April 2024, Tuthill took victory with a new Irish U23 record throw of 68.65m.[5] She threw a new personal best of 70.32 metres in Banská Bystrica in May 2024.[6][7] She finished ninth in her first major final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, having thrown a distance of 69.85 to rank seventh best qualifier for the final.[3]
In July 2024, she qualified by ranking for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Nicola Tuthill". World Athletics.
- ^ a b c d O'Riordan, Ian (7 July 2023). "Nicola Tuthill: following in famous throwing steps from inside the hammer cage". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Cork hammer thrower Nicola Tuthill impresses in first senior final at European Championships". Echo Live. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d McCarthy, Kieran (10 June 2024). "Getting to know European hammer throw finalist Nicola Tuthill". Southernstar. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Fisher, Grace (6 April 2024). "NICOLA TUTHILL EXTENDS OWN IRISH U23 HAMMER THROW RECORD". Her Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran (30 May 2024). "Nicola Tuthill's new hammer PB opens door to Europeans and, possibly, Olympic Games". Southernstar. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "P-T-S Meet". World Athletics. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Cork City Sports: Nicola Tuthill showcases Olympic quality, Phil Healy records season's best". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.