Updated: Saturday, 07 Jul 2012 15:32 Natalya Coyle produced a super all-round performance in Sofia on Friday

Natalya Coyle produced a fabulous all-round performance in Fridays womens final to finish in 11th place at the European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The 21-year-old Irish athlete, whose place at the Olympic Games was confirmed earlier this month, showed impressive form ahead of the London 2012 competition on 12 August.

Coyle safely negotiated the qualification competition on Wednesday and was in a positive mood for yesterdays final.

An assured display in the fencing hall saw her finish 8th on the leader board with 19 victories and 15 defeats for a total of 888 pentathlon points.

After a personal best swim performance in the qualification competitions, Coyle was seeded in the second fastest swim heat.

Holding her own she equalled her performance from Wednesday and posted a time of 2:19.38 for 1128 pentathlon points, but she dropped to 10th on the overall leaderboard.

In the searing Sofia heat, the riding course held up well and with many athletes going clear Coyle needed to produce a good round to keep her top-10 placing.

An excellent clear round and inside the allotted course time ensured that she bagged the maximum 1200 points. Misfortune for other athletes around her meant she moved up to eighth position.

Starting just 27 seconds behind the competition leader and with a top-10 finish on the cards, the pressure was on for the Irish athlete to produce in the final run/shoot event.

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