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Internationals


St Peter's AC athletes have represented Irish teams in senior international competition, in the Schools' International, in the Celtic Games and in Confédération Sportive Internationale du Travail (CSIT) international competition.

Senior Combined Events International (Ireland v Italy v Spain v UK)
Year Venue Event Category Pos. Athlete Perf.
1988 Lorca, Spain Heptathlon Sen Women 22nd Maria Mackin 4055

The Irish senior team is chosen from Republic of Ireland athletes, and from Northern Ireland athletes who opt to compete for the Irish team rather than for the UK team.

Schools International (England v Ireland v Scotland v Wales)
Year Venue Event Category Pos. Athlete Perf.
2006 Grangemouth Javelin U17 Girls 4th Olivia McDonald 36.29
2003 Cardiff (Leckwith) Javelin U17 Boys 5th Peter McDonald 46.32

The Irish Schools' team is an Under 17 team chosen from athletes attending school anywhere in Ireland.

Celtic Games (Ireland v Scotland v Ulster v Wales)
Year Venue Event Category Pos. Athlete Perf.
2007 Antrim Javelin U18 Girls 3rd Olivia McDonald 35.24
2006 Waterford Javelin U18 Girls 3rd Olivia McDonald 36.48
High J U16 Boys 3rd Kevin McManus 1.80
2005 Carmarthen Javelin U16 Girls 3rd Olivia McDonald 31.77
2004 Grangemouth Javelin U18 Boys 3rd Peter McDonald
2002 Tullamore Javelin U16 Boys 2nd Peter McDonald 44.59

The Irish Celtic Games Under 16 and Under 18 teams are chosen by the AAI mainly from Connacht, Leinster and Munster athletes, as there are separate Ulster teams in this competition.

CSIT International Competitions
Year Venue Event Category Pos. Athlete Perf.
2008 Rimini, Italy Javelin Sen Men 3rd Peter McDonald 52.25
Javelin Sen Women 4th Olivia McDonald 37.81
1999 Malta 800m Sen Women 2nd Aoife McCarthy 2:25.21
1988 Dublin (Santry) Heptathlon Sen Women Maria Mackin 4372

Between 1975 and 1999 Irish teams competed regularly in CSIT competitions. These teams were chosen from NACAI athletes. The AAI first sent an Irish team to the CSIT Championships in 2008, which was chosen from Leinster athletes.

It is likely that there were other instances of St Peter's AC athletes competing in CSIT internationals bewteen 1986 and 1999. Please contact us if you are aware of any such international appearances.