Athletics

BIOGRAPHY Rhasidat Adeleke represented Ireland in the women's 400 metres and the women's 4x400 metres relay at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the first Irish athlete ever to reach an Olympic sprint final. She finished 4th in the 400 metres final in a new Irish record of 49.28 seconds - the fastest ever run [...]

BIOGRAPHY Luke McCann represented Ireland in the 1,500 metres at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on his Olympic debut. McCann came to athletics relatively late, having begun training seriously only in college after picking up the sport at 13 while accompanying his mother to collect his sister from training. His progression was interrupted in 2019

BIOGRAPHY Jack Raftery was a travelling reserve for Ireland's mixed 4x400 metres relay team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Raftery grew up in Grange, Co. Sligo and is a member of Donore Harriers, based in Chapelizod in Dublin. He originally competed as a middle-distance runner before switching to the 400 metres in 2019 to

BIOGRAPHY Nicola Tuthill achieved a throw of 69.90 meters at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, narrowly missing advancement to the final by just over a metre. In May 2024, she recorded a personal best throw of 70.32 meters in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, becoming only the second Irish woman to surpass the 70-meter mark, following Eileen

BIOGRAPHY Sophie O'Sullivan made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games, competing in the women's 1500m. In her initial heat, she finished seventh, narrowly missing automatic qualification for the semifinals. She then competed in the repechage round but did not advance further. ​ Prior to the Olympics, Sophie achieved notable success at the European

BIOGRAPHY Kate O’Connor made history at Paris 2024 by becoming Ireland’s first Olympic heptathlete and only the second female athletics multi-eventer after Margaret Murphy’s 1972 pentathlon. Kate finished 14th overall, improving from her 23rd place ranking. O'Connor's international career began with a European Junior (U20) silver medal in 2019 at age 18, where she became

BIOGRAPHY Kelly McGrory made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games as part of Ireland's women's 4x400 meters relay team. The quartet, which included Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, and Sharlene Mawdsley, achieved a time of 3:25.05 in their heat, securing a spot in the final. This performance marked a historic moment for Irish athletics,

BIOGRAPHY Rachel McCann represented Ireland as part of the women's 4x400 metres relay squad at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Ireland finished 4th in the final in a national record of 3:19.90 - missing bronze by just 0.18 seconds. McCann was a squad member for both the women's and mixed relay pools but did

BIOGRAPHY Jodie McCann represented Ireland in the 5,000 metres at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, finishing 20th in her heat with a time of 15:55.08. Her Olympic debut came at the end of a breakout season in which she lowered her 5,000 metres personal best by almost a minute. McCann grew up in south Dublin,

BIOGRAPHY Sharlene Mawdsley was part of the women's 4 x 400m relay team that performed superbly to finish 4th at the Paris Olympic Games. The memorable race came at the conclusion of her first Olympics which saw her finish 10th in both the mixed 4 x 400m relay and the individual women's 400m final. She

BIOGRAPHY Brian Fay competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in athletics in the 5000 metres. Fay is from Dublin and developed his career through the Irish athletics system before competing collegiately in the United States. He is the first quadruplet to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games. OTHER ATHLETICS ATHLETESSEE ALL ATHLETES Norman McEachernWillie

BIOGRAPHY Eric Favors competed in the men's shot put at the Paris 2024 Olympics, recordeding a throw of 19.02 meters and placing 27th overall. He has achieved significant milestones in his athletic career. He set a national record with a personal best throw of 20.93 meters on April 27, 2024. Additionally, he secured first place