Jamie Costin

James "Jamie" Costin (Irish: Séamus Ó Coistín; born 1 June 1977) is an Irish race walker from the Gaeltacht area of Old Parish, County Waterford.

He has qualified to represent Ireland in the 50km Walk at three Olympic Games. Having finished 38th at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he was unable to compete at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens following a serious road accident where he broke his back.[1] Fully recovered, he represented Ireland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In March 2009, Costin set a new Irish record of 3.50.52 at a race-walking meet in Dudince, Slovakia. He therefore qualified to compete in 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

He is married to Zuzanna Malikova, a Slovak Olympian.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ireland
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 12th 10,000 m 43:20.78
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 95th 20 km 1:37:54
European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 20 km DNF
2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 17th 50 km 3:59:02
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 38th 50 km 4:24:22
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 44th 20 km 1:29:14
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 28th 50 km 4:11:58
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 50 km DQ
World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 62nd 20 km 1:35:15
2003 World Championships Paris, France 50 km DQ
2004 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 30th 20 km 1:23:08
2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 20 km DNF
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 50 km DNF
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 58th 20 km 1:25:59
Olympic Games Beijing, China 44th 50 km 4:15:16
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 20 km DNF
World Championships Berlin, Germany 50 km DNF
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th 20 km 1:26:05
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 50 km DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Jamie Costin was 27, in the shape of his life, ready for the Olympics. Then he got hit by a truck". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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