Erin Friel

Last updated
Erin Friel
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (2008-02-15) 15 February 2008 (age 17)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Skopje 400 m

Erin Friel (born 15 February 2008) is an Irish sprinter. [1]

Contents

Early life

She is from Newtown Cunningham, in County Donegal. [2] [3] She was educated at Loreto Secondary School. [4]

Career

She is a member of Letterkenny Athletics Club. [5]

Friel, shortly after her 17th birthday, set a new Donegal record of 24.82 seconds for the 200 metres to beat the previous record set by Mary McLoone in 2009, before finishing sixth in the 200m final at the 2025 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships. [6]

She won the Irish under-20 national title over 400 metres in July 2025. [7] She was a bronze medalist over 400 metres at the 2025 European Youth Olympics in Skopje, North Macedonia. [8] Later at the Games, she was a member of that Ireland girls medley relay team which set a new national U18 record to finish fourth overall. [9] She competed for Ireland at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. [10]

She was named as a reserve for the senior Irish relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [11] [12]

References

  1. "Erin Friel". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. Heaney, Tom (3 August 2025). "Newtowncunningham brimming with pride as Erin Friel is welcomed home". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. "Home celebration planned for Youth Olympics star Erin Friel". Donegal Daily. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. McNulty, Chris (8 June 2025). "Erin Friel grabs latest victory in Germany". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. "Letterkenny athlete Erin Friel selected for European Youth Olympic Festival". Donegal Daily. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. McNulty, Chris (22 Feb 2025). "Erin Friel sets new Donegal record en route to Irish indoor final". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. "Irish Outdoor U20 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. "MEDAL ALERT: BRONZE MEDAL IN GIRLS 400 FOR ERIN FRIEL AT THE EYOF". Olympics.ie. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. McNulty, Chris (26 July 2025). "National U18 record sees Erin Friel and Ireland fourth in EYOF medley relay final". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  10. "Donegal's Erin Friel and Ethan Dewhirst bow out at European U20 Athletics Championships". Donegal Daily. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. "Ireland name squad for World Championships in Tokyo". BBC Sport. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  12. Bonnar, Daire (27 August 2025). "Finn Valley duo confirmed for World Championships, Erin Friel named as reserve". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.