David McCarthy (born 3 August 1988 in
Waterford, Ireland
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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) is a middle-distance athlete who has won international medals.
After being voted Irish athlete of the month for April 2009,
McCarthy won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres at the
2009 European Under-23 Athletics Championships in
Kaunas
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,
Lithuania
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- the only Irish medal of the Championships.
McCarthy's third-place finish saw him beaten by gold-medallist Mohamed Elbendir of Spain and French athlete Noureddine Smaïl - both of whom were African-born.
Coached by
Ray Treacy, brother of 1984 Olympic marathon silver-medallist
John Treacy
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Athletic career
Treacy attended St Anne's Post-Primary School in Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland ...
, McCarthy as of the 2009-10 semester attends
Providence College
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.
References
Irish male athletes
1988 births
Living people
Irish male long-distance runners
Athletes from County Waterford
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