Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month August 2016 Rob Heffernan
Rob Heffernan is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for August 2016
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Evening Echo and The River Lee
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Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - August 2016 - Award
Citation
"Robert Heffernan once again demonstrated his world class consistency in the gruelling 50k walk by placing 6th at the Rio Olympics."
Rob finished 6th in the 50km race walk in 3:43:55, in his fifth Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, under gruelling hot and humid conditions. Rob has a remarkable Olympic record since making his debut in Sydney in 2000. He finished 8th in the 20km in Beijing in 2008, 9th in the 20km and third in the 50km in London 2012, and fifth in the 50km in Rio
This is Rob's seventh Cork City Sports Star of the Month award, having last received the award in October 2014. Rob was also recipient of the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year award for 2014.
Cork Athletics / Athletics Ireland Report on the Rio Olympic 50km Racewalk
Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award for October 2014
Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Year -2014
Photos - Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month August 2016
14 Photos on Cork Athletics Flickr account
Videos - Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month August 2016
Rob Heffernan interviewed by Jim Horgan, 96 FM
Rob Heffernan Interviewed by Jim Horgan - Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - August 2016 from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.
Rob Heffernan speaking after receiving the Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month August 2016
Rob Heffernan - Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month - August 2016 from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.
