I used to watch Eamon run at Crystal Palace with my Dad, Remember listening to the 76 Olympic Semi Final on the train to Holyhead for the boat home & watching the final in a hotel in Owenahincha Co Cork. A precious Memory of my Dad & me jumping off our seats & screaming at the telly cheering Eamonn on to Victory in Helsinki . An Irish Legend & one of my First Heroes . Thanks for the Memories Chairman of the Boards
The best athletics of Ireland history never forget the day of Live on small screen tv in Kerry watching Eamonn Victory in Helsinki, biggest emotions and still do nowadays. Forever my hero ****
Iconic moment in Irish Sport that started a landslide of never before seen in such quantity iconic moments in Irish Sport 1983 Eamon 1985 McGuigan dethroning Pedrosa 1987 Stephen Roche winning everything of importance Euro 88 ( Ray Houghton, Packie Bonner & Ronnie Whelan Vs England & the USSR) Italia 90 (Kevin Sheedy, Niall Quinn, Packie Bonner, David O'Leary Vs England, Holland & Romania) Barcelona 92 - Michael Carruth & Wayne McCullough USA 94 (Ray Houghton again vs Italy , John Aldridge going nuts vs Mexico then scoring a great goal that got us through to the next round on goal difference & Paul McGrath proving he was the best Center Back on the planet, so great in fact he even made Phil Babb look good enough for Liverpool to buy him !) 1995 Sonia O'Sullivan in Gothenburg - Steve Collins dethroning the unbeaten Eubank in Cork 1996 Michelle Smith in Atlanta An unreal period of sporting success & "Firsts" Eamon started a landslide. Team Captain. 🇮🇪
Every great athlete deserves a moment like this, and Coghlan was one of many wonderful performers in that era.
Well done Eamonn. Wonderful memories
A moment of magic
One of my fav Athletic moments
I used to watch Eamon run at Crystal Palace with my Dad, Remember listening to the 76 Olympic Semi Final on the train to Holyhead for the boat home & watching the final in a hotel in Owenahincha Co Cork.
A precious Memory of my Dad & me jumping off our seats & screaming at the telly cheering Eamonn on to Victory in Helsinki .
An Irish Legend & one of my First Heroes .
Thanks for the Memories Chairman of the Boards
Great memories,congratulations Eamonn.
The best athletics of Ireland history never forget the day of Live on small screen tv in Kerry watching Eamonn Victory in Helsinki, biggest emotions and still do nowadays. Forever my hero ****
Iconic moment in Irish Sport that started a landslide of never before seen in such quantity iconic moments in Irish Sport
1983 Eamon
1985 McGuigan dethroning Pedrosa
1987 Stephen Roche winning everything of importance
Euro 88 ( Ray Houghton, Packie Bonner & Ronnie Whelan Vs England & the USSR)
Italia 90 (Kevin Sheedy, Niall Quinn, Packie Bonner, David O'Leary Vs England, Holland & Romania)
Barcelona 92 - Michael Carruth & Wayne McCullough
USA 94 (Ray Houghton again vs Italy , John Aldridge going nuts vs Mexico then scoring a great goal that got us through to the next round on goal difference & Paul McGrath proving he was the best Center Back on the planet, so great in fact he even made Phil Babb look good enough for Liverpool to buy him !)
1995 Sonia O'Sullivan in Gothenburg - Steve Collins dethroning the unbeaten Eubank in Cork
1996 Michelle Smith in Atlanta
An unreal period of sporting success & "Firsts"
Eamon started a landslide.
Team Captain.
🇮🇪
dont forget Katie Taylor😀
And Seán Kelly 😄
My mother Named me After him. But my name is spelled Eammon