Everybody brought their A-game on Thursday.
Waterford’s Thomas Barr put in the performance of a lifetime but could only manage a fourth-placed finish in the men’s 400m hurdles final.
A national record and personal best for the 24-year-old wasn’t enough to get him over the line ahead of bronze medallist Yasmani Copello, who crossed .05 seconds ahead of the Irishman.
On another day, Barr would have found his way to the podium but the seven-man field was in the mood to break some records.
The stats from previous 400m hurdles finals show just how cruel Thomas Barr's fate was https://t.co/jgvnKB2xEp #IRL #Rio2016
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Out of the seven remaining after Javier Culson was disqualified for a false start, four registered national records which is proof of just how tough the task was for Barr.
Barr’s 47.97 seconds beat the Irish record he himself broke earlier this week when he won his semi-final with a 48.39.
WATCH: Waterford's live reaction as Thomas Barr misses out on medal by narrowest of margins https://t.co/UvhnH1JuPO
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Turkey’s Copello, who pipped Barr to the post, also registered a national record with his 47.92 on Thursday while Kenya’s Boniface Mucheru Tumuti finished as runner-up with a national record of his own with 47.78.
Estonian hurdler Rasmus Magi could only finish in sixth but will be proud of his 48.40 which broke the record previously held in his country.
Sometimes everybody is just on form.
On the latest episode of the GAA Hour Hurling Show Wooly and the lads reflect on a monumental weekend of action. Listen below or subscribe here on iTunes
