Aisling Molloy

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Aisling Molloy (born 12 June 1964) is a retired Irish middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 meters. [1] She represented her country at one indoor and two outdoor World Championships.

She studied at the Brigham Young University. [2]

Her personal bests in the event are 2:01.14 outdoors (Split 1990) and 2:02.87 indoors (Glasgow 1990).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 7th (h)800 m 2:05.44
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th800 m 2:05.98
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 16th (sf)800 m 2:04.20
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 9th (sf)800 m 2:02.93
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 16th (h)800 m 2:02.31
32nd (h)1500 m 4:16.61
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (h)800 m 2:08.46
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 28th (h)800 m 2:04.15

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