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Sophie Becker

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Sophie Becker
Becker in 2019
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 27)
Wexford, Ireland[1]
EducationDublin City University (BSc)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.13 (Belfast, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay
World Athletics Relays
Silver medal – second place 2021 chorzow 4×200 m relay

Sophie Becker (born 16 May 1997) is an Irish athlete who competes as in the sprint events and mainly specialises in the 400 m.

She has represented Ireland at the Olympic Games and World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships with the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team which set a new Irish national record.[2]

Early life and education

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Becker is from Ballykelly in County Wexford where she competed in underage gaelic football for Horeswood GAA.[3] She later attended St Mary's secondary school in New Ross.

She graduated with a degree in genetics and cell biology from Dublin City University.

Career

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She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She took part in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

She was part of the Irish women's relay team that qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[6]

She ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[7][8] She ran as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[10]

She was selected for the Ireland team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships to run the individual 400 metres and the relay.[11] The women's 4x400m relay team qualified fastest for the final, with the team before ultimately going on to win the silver medal in a national record time of 3:22.71.[12][13] Later that month, she won the Irish Championships 400 metres title in Dublin.[14] In July 2024, she qualified for the individual 400 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[15]

References

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  1. ^ #154 - Sophie Becker, Sleep Eat Perform Repeat, 10 January 2022
  2. ^ "Sophie Becker – Racing Ahead with DCU". Shaping the Future. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sophie on fast track to success". Irish Independent. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Team Ireland | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2023). "Ireland make women's 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". RTE. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley leads Ireland into 4x400m relay final". RTE. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Ireland win silver in women's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (30 June 2024). "Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 100m record while taking National Championships title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann heading for Paris, Thomas Barr misses out". RTE. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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