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| Nationality | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2009 (age 15–16) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle distance,Cross country | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:34.00 (Tullamore, 2025) 3000m: 9:28.14 (Tullamore, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emma Hickey (born 2009) is an Irish middle- and long-distance and cross country runner. She was a medalist at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships. [1]
From County Wexford, Hickey attended St Mary's Secondary School, New Ross. [2] She is a member of United Striders Athletic Club in New Ross. [3]
In June 2025, she won the All-Ireland Schools Athletics championship in Tullamore over 3000 metres. [2] She was subsequently selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje, North Macedonia in July 2025, to compete over 3000 metres. [3]
Hickey won the Irish under-20 National Cross Country Championships in 2025. [4] She was selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal in December 2025, where she won a bronze medal in the under-20 race at the age of 16 years old. [5] [6] [7]
