Phil Healy
Olympic Finalist, European Relay Medallist, and one of the fastest female sprinters in Irish History.,
The ‘Bandon Bullet’ has been one of the key figures in driving up the standard of Irish women’s sprinting over the past decade. She has made major finals, broken Irish records, and won 17 national titles. The West Cork woman has competed for Ireland in the Olympic, World, and European Championships. In 2024, she was part of the Irish women’s 4x400m team that smashed the Irish record and finished 4th in the Olympic Games. A moment that will go down in Irish sporting history and captured the hearts and minds of the nation. Phil was also on the team that claimed a sensational silver medal at the European Athletics Championships in June and was part of the mixed 4x400m team that made Olympic final in Tokyo. During her athletics career, she has made finals at major championships, from the European Junior Championships to the World Student Games and European Indoor Championships. As a recipient of the prestigious Waterford Institute of Technology Scholarship, Phil pursued academic interests alongside her athletic career, earning a master’s degree in Enterprise Computer Software.
