Danielle Donegan

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Danielle Donegan
Personal information
NationalityIreland
Born (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Cross-country
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 16:48.65 (Belfast, 2023)
10000m: 35:14.73 (London, 2023)

Danielle Donegan (born 5 April 2001) is an Irish cross country runner from County Offaly. She has won the Irish Cross Country Championships and represented Ireland at multiple European Cross Country Championships. [1]

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Early life

She attended the Sacred Heart School in Tullamore, County Offaly. A high finish in the All Ireland Schools Cross Country competition in 2017 meant she was selected to run for Ireland at the Schools International Cross Country, in Port Talbot, Wales, that year. [2]

Career

A Tullamore Harriers AC athlete, she finished 31st she finished in the U23 race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin. The following year, she finished 28th at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in the U23 race in Turin, Italy. [3]

She finished third in the Irish senior cross country championships and won the Irish U23 national cross country title in 2023. [4] She was subsequently selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Belgium in December 2023. [5] She finished eighth in the U23 race in Brussels. [6] [7]

In March 2024, she led the Tullamore Harriers AC to team gold at the Irish 10 km national championships in Dunboyne. [8] She was selected to compete at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia for her debut senior international appearance. [9] [10] In November 2024, she finished third at the Irish national cross country championship. [11] She was selected for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. [12]

Personal life

She graduated from University College Dublin. In 2023 she started working as a radiographer in St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. [3] Her parents John and Marie are long time members of Tullamore Harriers. Her sister Nadine is also a national level cross-country runner. Her brothers Jason, Mark and Jack and younger sister Rachel also run competitively. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Danielle Donegan". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Justin (13 March 2017). "Tullamore's Danielle will run for Ireland later this month". Offaly Express.
  3. 1 2 Kissane, Sinead (8 December 2023). "Danielle Donegan ready to muck in for Irish U-23 team at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Verney, Deirdre (20 November 2023). "Danielle claims third place in National Cross Country Championships". Offaly Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Offaly duo set for European Cross Country Championships". Offaly Independent. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tullamore Support Pushed Me On - Danielle Donegan". Midlands103. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Galvin, Kieran (11 December 2023). "Donegan delivers on memorable day for Irish athletics". Offaly Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Galvin, Kieran (25 Mar 2024). "Silver for McGlynn as Harriers claim women's team title". Offaly Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Eight-strong team for Ireland in World Cross Country Championships". RTE. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Offaly athlete to compete at World Cross Country Championships". Offaly Independent. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "McGlynn triumphs as Griggs fades to seventh spot". BBC Sport. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tullamore Harriers trio in action in Turkey". Offaly Independent. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  13. ↑ Corrigan, Kevin (11 December 2023). "Offaly woman performs heroics with super 8th place finish at European U23 Cross Country Championships". Offaly Express. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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