Athletics

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 [...]

BIOGRAPHY Cathal has represented Ireland in cross-country and mountain running as well as track and has had a great 2024 season, taking over two seconds off his personal best and moving to sixth on the Irish 1500m all-time list. The reigning three-time Irish 1500m champion has twice been a NCAA semi-finalist for the University of

BIOGRAPHY Lauren, who gave up gaelic football four years ago to concentrate on sprinting, has been in the form of her life this season, breaking 53 seconds for the first time in early June. Just over a week later she ran in the heats of the women’s 4x400m Relay in Rome, helping Ireland to make

BIOGRAPHY Alexander Wright had represented Ireland at two Olympic Games, Rio 2016 where he finished 46th in the 20km walk and DNF'd in the 50km walk; and Tokyo 2020 where he came 29th in the 50km walk. London-born Alex, whose grandfather is from Tyrone, booked his place early for Tokyo with his 1:20:50 PB in

BIOGRAPHY Stephen Scullion competed in the marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, initially achieving the qualification standard when he finished fifth in the Houston Marathon, before sealing his position when he knocked two minutes off his PB with 2:09:49 at the 2020 London Marathon, just 34 seconds shy of Olympic Silver Medallist John Treacy’s

BIOGRAPHY Two time Olympian, Kevin Seaward’s PB of 2:10:09 in the Seville Marathon in February 2020 was the second fastest marathon by an Irishman at a time when the PBs of Ireland’s Ulster marathon trio were all tumbling. He also ran a sub-63 minute PB for the half marathon in October 2020. He was 64th,

BIOGRAPHY Paul Pollock twice ranks fourth on the Irish all-time list after his Northern Ireland record at the Valencia Marathon in 2019, his last race over the distance. It knocked over five minutes off his PB and also qualified him for Tokyo. He was 32nd in the Rio Olympic marathon. He is a qualified doctor

BIOGRAPHY Repeated stress fractures saw Aoife return home mid-way through a US college scholarship in 2007. She qualified as a PE teacher in UCC and now works as a personal trainer but was out of competitive athletics for six years. Her 2:32 run to win the Irish title in the 2019 Dublin Marathon, which knocked

BIOGRAPHY Fionnuala is a legendary mudlark; European cross country champion twice (2011 and 2012), a double gold medallist (with the team) in 2012, fifth at World XC in 2014, and fourth five times also at European XC. At Paris 2024 she made more history as the first Irish woman to compete at five Olympic Games.

BIOGRAPHY Irish U20 200m champion who also took 400m bronze at this year’s senior Nationals. Robert has continued his rapid rise with a brilliant 400m PB of 46.59 at the Mary Peters Track in Belfast on May 29. OTHER ATHLETICS ATHLETES SEE ALL ATHLETES Rhasidat AdelekeLuke McCannJack RafteryNicola TuthillSophie O’SullivanKate O’ConnorKelly McGroryRachel McCannJodie McCannSharlene MawdsleyRoisin

BIOGRAPHY David Kenny competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where he finished 29th in the men's 20km Race Walk. He is two in-a-row national champion at 20km and won a bronze medal at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Event in Podebrady, Czech Republic, setting a personal best of 1:19:44, the second-fastest time by an

BIOGRAPHY Brendan Boyce has represented Ireland in three Olympic Games, with his debut at London 2012 where he finished 26th in the 50 km walk. At Rio 2016, he improved to 19th, and his best Olympic finish came at Tokyo 2020 with an impressive 10th place. Boyce’s standout achievements include a personal best of 3:48:13