Kelly McGrory
Athletics
BIOGRAPHY
Kelly is a five-time Irish 400m hurdles champion who moved to eleventh on the Irish all-time 400m flat list in May with an impressive performance in Brussels. She was part of the Women’s 4x400m Relay team who sensationally made the final at the World Championships in Budapest last year. She ran a 400m hurdles PB of 57:10 at Europeans this year. Kelly has a sports science degree from DCU, is based in Limerick where she works for Irish Wheelchair Association Sport, and trains in the same sprints group as her partner Thomas Barr.
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IRISH ATHLETICS TEAM OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the athletics team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Team Ireland will be represented by twenty-three athletes at the Games, with the track and field events taking place in the Stade de France, and the marathon events running through the [...]
Paul McNamara | Team Behind The Team | Athletics Ireland HP Director
It takes a brave person to admit that “my appointment was as much a surprise to me as anyone else” and that he initially suffered from imposter syndrome. But that is how Paul McNamara felt when he was appointed Athletics Ireland’s Director of High Performance in April 2017. He had already amassed World Athletics’ highest [...]
Allianz supporting the next generation of Team Ireland athletes at Sport Ireland Campus Kids’ Camp
Allianz supporting the next generation of Team Ireland athletes at Sport Ireland Campus Kids’ Camp Thousands of children will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an Olympian environment at Sport Ireland Campus this summer, in the build up to Paris 2024 and during Team Ireland’s centenary celebration of participation at the Olympic Games. The partnership […]
Sarah Lavin Visits Lisnagry National School in Limerick
Olympic hurdler visits her former school to inspire the next generation of athletes as part of the Dare to Believe Programme supported by PTSB. Team Ireland Olympian and PTSB ambassador, Sarah Lavin, visited her old primary school to inspire the next generation of children to pursue their athletic ambitions. Lavin took a break from her [...]
King Of The Fling – Terry McHugh
Terry McHugh is indelibly etched on Olympic history as the only Irish athlete to qualify for six Games thanks to his dual talents in javelin and bobsleigh. Born in Clonmel, he started athletics with Nenagh Olympic AC before his family moved to Meath and the 21-time national javelin champion still remains the only Irishman to [...]
