Kate O'Connor (athlete)

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Kate O'Connor
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Kate O'Connor in 2023
Personal information
NationalityIrish / Northern Irish
Born (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23)
Newry, Northern Ireland [1]
Home town Dundalk
Sport
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Sport Track and field
Event(s) heptathlon, indoor pentathlon
ClubDundalk St Gerard's
Coached byMichael O'Connor
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals 2018 heptathlon, 8th place
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6297 pts
Indoor pentathlon: 4396 pts [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
European Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Borås Heptathlon
Representing Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Heptathlon

Katherine "Kate" O'Connor (born 12 December 2000) [2] is an Irish track and field athlete, who competes in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon for Northern Ireland and Ireland. O'Connor is the Irish and Northern Irish record holder for heptathlon with 6297 points, and indoor pentathlon with 4396 points. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Aged 17, O'Connor competed for Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing eighth in the heptathlon. [7]

She won a silver in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden. [8] [9]

O'Connor won the silver medal competing in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, her first senior medal, behind Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

She qualified for the heptathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing in 13th place.

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's Heptathlon, placing 14th overall.

Personal life

O'Connor began studying at the University of Texas in 2019. [10]

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