Cian McPhillips of Ireland with his parents Laura and Paddy and sister Sarah and his Men's 1500m gold medal at Dublin Airport as Team Ireland return home from the European U20 Athletics Championships.
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20 Sept 2025
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Cian McPhillips of Ireland after finishing fourth in the men's 800m final Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Longford's Cian McPhillips finished like a train in the World Championships 800m Final in Toyko however a medal agonisingly eluded the 23-year-old Ardagh man and UCD student.
En-route to finishing 4th place in a World 800m final, Cian set a blistering new Irish record of 1:42:15.
Cian produced a stunning final 100m, coming from the back to finish fourth just outside the medal positions.
It was a stunning debut World Championships for Cian, representing his family, county and country proud, and he'll be a force to be reckoned with in the years ahead.
1 Emmanuel Wanyoni (Kenya) 1.41.86
2 Djamel Sedjati (Algeria) 1.41.90
3 Marcos Arop (Canada) 1.41.95
4 Cian McPhillips (Ireland) 1.42.15
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