Rachel McCann (sprinter)

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Rachel McCann
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 53.60 (Dublin, 2024)

Rachel McCann (born 26 September 2001) is an Irish sprinter, specialising in the 400 metres. [1]

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Early life

From Bangor, she competed in hockey and practised ballet when she was younger before focusing on athletics. She attended Sullivan Upper School in Holywood and studied pharmaceutical science at Queen's University, Belfast. [2] [3] [4]

Career

She joined North Down Athletics Club in 2013. [5] She anchored the Irish women's 4x400m team to fifth place at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås. [6] [7] In August 2020, she finished third in the 400 metres at the senior Irish Athletics Championships. [8] [9]

In February 2022, she was part of the Irish mixed 4x400 metres relay team that set an indoors Irish national record in Glasgow. [10] She travelled as a non-travelling reserve for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade. [11]

She was part of the Irish relay pool at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, and the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [12] [13]

In June 2024, she placed second behind Sophie Becker in the 400 metres at the Irish Athletics Championships. [14] In July 2024, she was officially selected for the relay pool at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [15]

She finished third at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championship at Abbotstown on 23 February 2025 in the 400 metres. [16] She was named in the Irish relay team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel McCann". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Magennis, Lee (12 February 2024). "Bangor's Rachel McCann strikes 400m gold at Irish Universities Indoor Athletics Championships". localwomensport. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Olympic hopeful claims top prize at Queen's Blues Awards". qub.ac.uk. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rachel McCann". RTE. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Athlete Rachel McCann on her aspirations, inspirations, chocolate… and being 'unsporty'". lovalwonensport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "'NI future bright despite medal misses'". BBC Sport. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Shining Generation of Northern Irish Juniors Star in Sweden". athleticsni. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "BRILLIANT BRONZE FOR RACHEL MCCANN". nirunning. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Irish Championships". World Athletics. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "2022 Dynamic New Athletics Indoor Match Results". World Athletics. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rachel McCann Selected for Team Ireland at World Indoors". athletics.ni.org. 11 Mar 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TEAM IRELAND AT THE WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". hersport.ie. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Team Ireland Bidding for Olympic Relay Qualification in the Bahamas". sportforbusiness. May 2, 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Irish Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Olympic dream comes true for Rachel McCann… the only NI-based female athlete set to compete in the Paris Games". localwomensport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Kelly and Akinola among winners at Irish Indoors". BBC Sport. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  17. ↑ "Akinola, Doyle and McCann added to Irish team for European Indoor Athletics Championships". Irish Examiner. 25 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
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