Phil Healy

Phil Healy (born 19 November 1994) is an Irish athlete competing in sprinting events.^[2] From Ballineen in County Cork,^[1] her sister Joan Healy is also a sprinter.^[3]

Phil Healy

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 30) Ballineen, County Cork, Ireland[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, 400 m
Club	Bandon A.C
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Ireland European Championships 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay

Career

A member of Bandon Athletics Club, Healy reportedly "began to fully focus on [athletics]" as a teenager.^[4] A video of Phil Healy winning the final leg of the 4 x 400 metre Irish University Championships in 2016 went viral around the world.^[5] Her winning run has been described as one of the best athletics comebacks of all time.^[6][7][8] As she turns into the homestretch, having closed much of an 80-metre gap with the lead runners, the commentator is heard to shout "UCC from the depths of hell are powering through".^[9][10]

She set an Irish 200m national record in July 2018. In the 2018 European Championships, she placed fourth with a time of 23.23.^[11]

In a team which included Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker and Sharlene Mawdsley, Healy won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 European Championships.^[12] Healy was also a member of the Irish team that came fourth in the 4 × 400 metres event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[13]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ireland
2013	European Junior Championships	Rieti, Italy	4th	100 m	11.96
			14th (h)	200 m	24.44
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	26th (h)	100 m	11.53
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.84
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	17th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	45.38
			5th	4 × 200 m relay	1:36.90
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	12th (h)	100 m	11.81
			5th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.681
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.29
			15th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.02
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	14th (sf)	60 m	7.40
			26th (h)	400 m	54.80
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	7th	200 m	23.81
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	400 m	53.26
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	20th (sf)	100 m	11.46
			11th (sf)	200 m	23.23
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.80
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	400 m	53.65
	Universiade	Naples, Italy	6th	200 m	23.44
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	37th (h)	200 m	23.56
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	4th	400 m	51.94
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	26th (h)	200 m	23.21
			24th (h)	400 m	51.98
			8th	4 x 400 m mixed relay	3:15.04
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	11th (sf)	400 m	52.40
			7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.97
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	19th (h)	400 m	53.10
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.63
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.61
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.92
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	15th (h)	200 m	23.51
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.71 NR
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.90 NR[13]
2025	World Relays	Guangzhou, China	8th	4 × 400 m mixed relay	3:19.64

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.28 (+2.0 m/s, Dublin 2018)^[14]
• 200 metres – 22.99 (0.0 m/s, Cork 2018)^[15]
• 400 metres – 51.50 (Belfast 2021)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.31 (Athlone 2017)
• 200 metres – 23.10 (Athlone 2020)
• 400 metres – 51.94 (Torun 2021)