There were a number of other impressive Irish performances in Madrid.

Tyrone talent Nick Griggs finished sixth in the 1500m in 3:35.64 which was the second fastest time of his career and only 0.24 seconds outside his personal best set last weekend in Nice.

Griggs (51st) is currently outside the top-45 position in the world rankings required to earn him Olympic 1500m selection with Luke McCann (37th) and Cathal Doyle (43rd) on course to join the already qualified Andrew Coscoran on the plane to Paris.

However, Griggs will have a further chance to improve his ranking at next weekend’s Irish Championships, when considerable points will be available.

Double European Championships relay medallist Sharlene Mawdsley finished second in the women’s 400m in 50.82 seconds which was the second fastest time of her career and just 0.10 seconds off her personal best set last month.

Sarah Healy finished second in the 800m B race in 2:01.30 while Nicola Tuthill was seventh in the hammer with a best throw of 69.33m which was 0.99m outside her personal best.