Lauren Roy

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Lauren Roy
Personal information
Born (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.39 (2019)
100m: 11.43 (2025)
200m: 23.27 (2025)

Lauren Roy (born 25 September 2000) is an Irish sprinter. She has represented Ireland at the World Athletics Championships and is the Northern Ireland record holder over 200 metres. [1]

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Career

She is a City of Lisburn AC athlete and coached by Adam McMullen. [2] Roy won the Irish U-20 indoor title over 60 metres with a personal best of 7.42 seconds in February 2019. [3] She subsequently made her senior international debut as an 18-year-old at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the 60 metres, but did not progress past her preliminary heat. [4]

She competed for Ireland in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [5] She was a member of the Irish team which gained promotion to the second division of the European Athletics Team Championships in June 2023. [6]

Competing in Texas in 2025, she broke the Northern Ireland 200m record breaking one record of Amy Foster which had stood for 24 years, with a time of 23.27 seconds. [7] She competed for Ireland at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia, placing fifth in the 200 metres in 23.32 seconds. [8]

She was a member of the Irish women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team alongside Sarah Leahy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin who broke the Irish national record with a time of 43.73 seconds at the 2025 London Athletics Meet. [9] That month, she was a semi-finalist over 200 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany. [10]

She was runner-up to Neville in the 100m and third behind Sharlene Mawdsley and Lavin in the 200m at the 2025 Irish Athletics Championships. [11]

Personal life

She was educated at Tarleton State University in Texas, United States. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Lauren Roy". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Roy Speeds to Record in Texas". Athleticsni.org. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Hill, Brian (4 February 2019). "Lisburn teen sprinter Lauren Roy qualifies for European Championships". Belfast Telwgraph. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (2 March 2019). "Disappointment for Irish sprinters as all three miss out at European Championships in Glasgow". Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (22 June 2023). "Ireland do what was expected and earn promotion at European Team Championships as Sophie O'Sullivan stars". Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Lisburn's Lauren Roy sets new Northern Ireland 200m record with scorching Texas time, ending a 24 year wait in 23.27 seconds". Local Women Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "IRELAND FINISH FIFTH AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Ireland. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Adeleke posts SB in 200m; Irish record for relay team". RTE. 19 Jul 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Roy, Sir Jonathan Sims each post top 20 finishes at 2025 World University Games". The Flash Today. July 24, 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Griggs third as Doyle wins Irish National title". BBC Sport. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Tarleton State's Lauren Roy breaks Ireland National Record in Women's 4×100 Relay at London Diamond League". The Flash Today. July 20, 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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