UL student Thomas Barr announced himself to the world during the 2016 Rio Olympics when he narrowly missed out on a medal in the 400m hurdles. Last weekend Barr ran what he called a ‘cobweb shaker’ in Geneva. In Oslo yesterday he was back close to his best.
Barr ran his race in a time of 48.95, which is nearly a full second of his personal best of 47.97. However, it was still his season best so far
Thanks for all the messages folks, Much appreciated! 48.95 for 3rd, and World Champs qualifier in the bag. 2017 season is well underway 👌🏻👌🏻
— Thomas Barr (@TomBarr247) June 15, 2017
Running in a field that included Olympic champion Kerron Clement, Olympic bronze medalist Yasmani Copello and 2011 World Championship bronze medalist LJ van Zyl, Barr would finish a highly respectable third place and thus guarantee his qualification for the World Championship place in August.
The race was won by home favourite, 21-year-old Karsten Warholm won the race in a Norwegian national record of 48.25.
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