Ireland Eamonn Coghlan Runs The Mile In Villanova 1977

Ireland Eamonn Coghlan Runs The Mile In Villanova 1977
Eamonn Coghlan gave up his job in Ireland to return to the US to train and compete with the best and to pursue a career on the track. Hopes are high again for the Irish with the emergence of the young Dublin athlete.
The competitive nature of international athletics means that for many Irish athletes, the move abroad is inevitable. ‘From Villanova and Ireland - Eamonn Coghlan’ follows his career to date, and now places him as one of the world’s best middle-distance runners.
Eamonn Coghlan had spent four years at Villanova University on an athletics scholarship under the watchful eye of athletics coach Jumbo Elliot following in the footsteps of famous Irish athletes like Ronnie Delany, John Hartnett, and Donald Walsh. By 1976, Eamonn Coghlan had reached the top rank of the world’s miners. One of the best times was 3 minutes 53.3, finishing third to Filbert Bayi of Tanzania who set a new world record in the same race. At the Montreal Olympics, he was pipped for a medal finishing in fourth place.
Eamonn Coghlan then returned to Ireland and took up employment but just months later left the job to return to Villanova. Reporter Liam Nolan and producer Jim George traveled to America to make a documentary about a special Irish athlete ‘From Villanova And Ireland - Eamonn Coghlan’.

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Eamonn was one of the greatest.

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the man who united ireland

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He did Coleman, the Chairman of the Boards.

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Wonderful man i think of john lenihan of richt acĥ