Athletics

BIOGRAPHY Luke made his first big leap in 2021 when his 3:36:81 knocked five seconds off his PB and went on to debut at European and World Championships over the next two years. An injury delayed his 2024 start until May, forcing him to race in seven countries within five weeks in pursuit of Olympic [...]

BIOGRAPHY Jack was an individual 400m finalist at last year’s European U23 Championships (7th) where he set his PB in the semi-finals. He produced a brilliant finish to win his first national senior outdoor title this year, which sealed his place on the Mixed relay squad. He’s already been part of the squad that made

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 played hockey and learnt ballet when she was younger. She only joined an athletics club upon starting secondary school yet anchored the Irish women’s 4x400m team that came very close to a medal at the European Juniors (U20) in 2019. This year she has broken her 200m and 400m personal bests and ran

BIOGRAPHY Jodie has been in the form of her life this year, lowering her 5000m personal best by nearly one minute, to move to tenth on the Irish all-time list, and has also set PBs in the 1500m/Mile/3000m. Putting her primary teaching job on hold and training with Craig Mottram’s group in Australia (she has

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 Roisin was a member of the women’s 4x400m team who were finalists in the World Championships in Budapest last year and also ran the penultimate leg when they set a new Irish indoor record (3:28.45), and finished fifth, at World Indoors in Glasgow this season. She also helped Ireland’s women to the 4x400m final

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 Robert HeffernanSonia

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