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18th August 2016
04:12pm BST

After a solid start, the University of Limerick student settled into his pace but, rounding the second bend, he looked off the pace.
However he showed a similar kick to his semi-final to set up a nail-biting finish. If the race had been another 10 metres he would surely have taken bronze.
Nothing can take away from the sensational performance of Barr, who has overcome a difficult season of injuries and loss of form to produce his best performances on the biggest stage of all in Rio de Janeiro.
He went into the final as the third fastest qualifier after winning his semi-final with a new Irish record of 48.39.
Sonia O'Sullivan remains the last Irish athlete to win a medal on the track, claiming silver in the 5,000m at the Sydney Games in 2000.

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