Carolyn Hayes

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Carolyn Hayes
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1988-03-01) 1 March 1988 (age 37)
Home town Newcastlewest, County Limerick
Sport
CountryIreland
Sport Triathlon

Carolyn Hayes (born 1 March 1988 in Newcastle West [1] ) is an Irish triathlete. [2]

She competed in the women's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [3] as the only Irish triathlete in the event. [4] Formerly a water polo player, [5] she only began competing in the triathlon in her 20s, [1] putting a medical career on hold to train for the Olympics beginning in 2018. [6] [7] She was inspired to compete in the Olympics by the 2012 performances of British triathletes Alistair Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee. [4] She finished 23rd in the event. [1] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dennehy, Cathal (27 July 2021). "Carolyn Hayes 'happy enough with performance' after 23rd place finish in triathlon as Bermuda take first ever gold". Independent.ie.
  2. ↑ "Carolyn Hayes". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 Dick, Stuart (29 June 2021). "Carolyn Hayes: Watching the Brownlees fuelled Olympic dream". TRI247 Triathlon News.
  5. 1 2 Duffy, Emma (27 July 2021). "Ireland's Hayes finishes 23rd after impressive performance in gruelling triathlon". The42.ie Sports News.
  6. ↑ Reilly, Mark (24 July 2021). "Limerick's Olympians: Carolyn Hayes' perseverance pays off as she prepares for first Olympic Games". Limerick Post.
  7. ↑ O'Brien, Brendan (26 July 2021). "Carolyn Hayes: 'I always joke I'm financially crippled but emotionally fulfilled'". Irish Examiner.


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