Athletics

BIOGRAPHY Ciara Everard represented Ireland in the 800 metres at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, finishing 8th in her heat with a time of 2:07.91. Her build-up to Rio was severely disrupted by a stress reaction in her foot sustained in May 2016 after a training camp in South Africa, which resulted in a ten-week [...]

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 a silver medal in the marathon at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. Raised in Villierstown, County Waterford, Treacy emerged from a strong cross-country background and developed into one of the leading distance runners of his era, combining success on track, roads and cross country. He competed collegiately at Providence College,

BIOGRAPHY Bob Tisdall won the Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games in a world record time of 51.7 seconds - only the sixth occasion he had contested the event. His time was not ratified as a world record under the rules of the day because he

BIOGRAPHY Pat O'Callaghan is one of the greatest athletes in Irish history, the winner of two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the hammer throw at the 1928 Amsterdam and 1932 Los Angeles Games - the first Irish athlete to defend an Olympic title - and the man who delivered Ireland's first Olympic gold medal. Born

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