Athletics

BIOGRAPHY Robert Heffernan is bronze medalist in the 50km race walk from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Heffernan, from Togher, in Cork competed for Ireland at five Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016. During this time he recorded a series of strong performances, including eighth place in the 20km at Beijing 2008 and top-ten finishes [...]

BIOGRAPHY Sonia O’Sullivan won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, one of the most significant achievements in Irish athletics. O’Sullivan is from Cobh, County Cork and developed her career through school and club athletics before competing collegiately at Villanova University in the United States, where she became one

BIOGRAPHY John Treacy won the silver medal in the marathon at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, one of Ireland’s most memorable Olympic athletics performances. Treacy, from Villierstown, County Waterford developed his career as a distance runner through cross-country and track competition before moving to the marathon. He competed collegiately at Providence College in the

BIOGRAPHY Bob Tisdall won the gold medal for Ireland in the 400 metres hurdles at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games. Tisdall was born in India and raised in County Tipperary, where he attended Shrewsbury School before competing at the University of Cambridge. He set an Olympic best time in the 400 metres hurdles during

BIOGRAPHY Pat O’Callaghan won Olympic gold medals in the hammer throw at the Amsterdam 1928 and Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games. O’Callaghan was from Kanturk, County Cork and developed his athletics career while studying medicine at University College Cork. Career highlights include becoming Ireland’s first Olympic champion and one of only a small number of

BIOGRAPHY Eamonn Coughlan represented Ireland at the 1976 Montreal, 1980 Moscow, and 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Coughlan finished 4th in both the 1,500m at Montreal 1976 and the 5,000m at Moscow 1980. Born in Drimnagh, Dublin, he first gained international recognition while competing for Villanova University in the United States. Nicknamed the “Chairman of the

BIOGRAPHY Ronnie Delany secured his place in Irish sporting history when he won gold in the 1,500m at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At just 21 years of age, Delany delivered one of the greatest performances in Irish Olympic history, producing a dramatic late surge to win in an Olympic record time of 3:41.2 and claim

BIOGRAPHY Roisin McGettigan from Inbhear Dee AC in Wicklow Town, specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was a 4 x All American while at Providence College and coached by Ray Treacy. She competed in her first Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing. After finishing second in her qualifying heat in the 3000 m steeplechase,

BIOGRAPHY Caroline started her athletics career with Crusaders AC, initially as a sprinter, earning her first senior international vest at age 15. She set a National Senior 400m record of 53.24 in 1978 aged 17. Unfortunately injuries curtailed her competition for the following five years but, competing in the 800m in Cork City Sports in

BIOGRAPHY From the start, Rhasidat Adeleke was a true prodigy, winning European sprint 100m/200m doubles at Youth and Junior level, including a European U18 200m title when she was just 15. She holds the full deck of Irish senior sprint records (60m to 400m). Tallaght AC nurtured her talent before she moved to the University