Sarah Healy
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| Born | 13 February 2001 Monkstown, County Dublin |
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| Country | Ireland |
Sarah Healy (born 13 February 2001 in Monkstown, County Dublin) is an Irish middle-distance runner. She won gold for the 1500m and 3000m at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary.[1] Healy also won silver in the 1500m the following year. She won the Irish National Cross Country Championships in November 2022.[2]
In June 2023, she won the 1500m race at the Paavo Nurmi Games.[3]
In August 2023, Healy qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres.[4]
In February 2024, Healy broke the Irish Indoor 3000m record in Metz[5] and the Irish Indoor 1500m record in Lievin.[6]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Healy finished seventh in the heats of the 1500 metres, just outside of the automatic qualifiers. In the repechage round she again finished just outside of the qualifiers for the semi-finals, in fourth place.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ireland's Sarah Healy wins her second gold medal and smashes record in the 1500m at European Championships". Independent.ie. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (20 November 2022). "Sarah Healy and Darragh McElhinney come of age in Donegal". Independent.ie.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (13 June 2023). "Sarah Healy flies to 1500m win in Finland". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "HEATS | 1500 Metres | Results | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championships". WorldAthletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (4 February 2024). "Sarah Healy smashes Irish indoor 3,000m record in Metz". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (10 February 2024). "Sarah Healy breaks Irish indoor 1,500m record in France". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics: Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy out of 1500m contention". Extra.ie. 7 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sarah Healy at World Athletics
- Sarah Healy at Olympedia
- Sarah Healy at Olympics.com
- Sarah Healy at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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