# Phil Healy

Phil Healy (born 19 November 1994) is an Irish athlete competing in sprinting events. From Ballineen in County Cork, her sister Joan Healy is also a sprinter.

## Career

A member of Bandon Athletics Club, Healy reportedly "began to fully focus on [athletics]" as a teenager. A video of Phil Healy winning the final leg of the 4 x 400 metre Irish University Championships in 2016 went viral around the world. Her winning run has been described as one of the best athletics comebacks of all time. As she turns into the homestretch, having closed much of an 80-metre gap with the lead runners, the commentator is heard to shout "UCC from the depths of hell are powering through".
She set an Irish 200m national record in July 2018. In the 2018 European Championships, she placed fourth with a time of 23.23.
In a team which included Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker and Sharlene Mawdsley, Healy won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 European Championships. Healy was also a member of the Irish team that came fourth in the 4 × 400 metres event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Ireland ||||||
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 4th | 100 m | 11.96 |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 14th (h) | 200 m | 24.44 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 26th (h) | 100 m | 11.53 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.84 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 17th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.38 |
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:36.90 |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 12th (h) | 100 m | 11.81 |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.68$^1$ |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.29 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.02 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 14th (sf) | 60 m | 7.40 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 26th (h) | 400 m | 54.80 |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 7th | 200 m | 23.81 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 53.26 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 20th (sf) | 100 m | 11.46 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 23.23 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.80 |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 53.65 |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 6th | 200 m | 23.44 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 37th (h) | 200 m | 23.56 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 400 m | 51.94 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 26th (h) | 200 m | 23.21 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 24th (h) | 400 m | 51.98 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 4 x 400 m mixed relay | 3:15.04 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 52.40 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.97 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 19th (h) | 400 m | 53.10 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.63 |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.61 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.92 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 15th (h) | 200 m | 23.51 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.71 NR |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.90 NR |
$^1$Did not finish in the final

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 100 metres – 11.28 (+2.0 m/s, Dublin 2018)
* 200 metres – 22.99 (0.0 m/s, Cork 2018)
* 400 metres – 51.50 (Belfast 2021)
Indoor
* 60 metres – 7.31 (Athlone 2017)
* 200 metres – 23.10 (Athlone 2020)
* 400 metres – 51.94 (Torun 2021)