Roisin Flanagan

Roisin Flanagan

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long distance running
College team	Adams State Grizzlies
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 4:15.50 (Dublin, 2021) Mile: 4:40.12 (Albuquerque, 2024) 3000m: 8:53.02 (Glasgow, 2024) 2 Miles: 9:36.70 (New York, 2024) 5000m: 15:26.32 (Walnut, 2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ireland European Cross Country Championships 2022 Turin Team 2019 Lisbon U23 team

Roisin Flanagan (born 2 May 1997) is an Irish long-distance runner. She has represented the Republic of Ireland at multiple international championships, and Northern Ireland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Her twin sister Eilish Flanagan is similarly an international long-distance runner. ^[1]

Early life and education

From Gortin in County Tyrone, Flanagan attended Sacred Heart College, Omagh before she and her twin sister, Eilish Flanagan, also a distance runner, earned scholarships at Adams State University in Colorado. ^[2] They were named Sportswomen of the Month in December 2022 by the Irish Times . ^[3]

Career

Flanagan competes for Finn Valley Athletic Club. ^[4] She ran at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she finished 14th overall in the 5000m race. ^[5] Flanagan broke her own Northern Ireland record by over a second when she finished 11th in 15:26.76 in the 5,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It was the fourth time in a year she had broken the record. ^[6]

In December 2022, Flanagan participated in the European Cross County Championships in Turin, Italy in a team alongside her twin sister, where they helped secure a bronze team medal for Ireland in the team event. ^[7]

In May 2023, Flanagan took half a second off her own Northern Ireland 5000m record, whilst competing in California. ^[8]

Flanagan set an Irish record over 2 Miles (9:36.70) when competing at the Millrose Games in February 2024 in New York. ^[9] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she competed in the women's 3000 metres race and ran a personal best time of 8:53.02. ^{[10] [11]}

She won the 3000 metres race at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships at Abbotstown on 23 February 2025 in 9:14.02. ^[12]

References

1. "Athlete profile - Roisin FLANAGAN". World Athletics . Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "2020 Women's Cross Country Roster - Eilish Flanagan". Adams State Grizzlies . Adams State University . Retrieved 24 February 2024.
3. McNulty, Chris (12 January 2023). "Eilish and Roisin Flanagan named as Irish Times Sportswomen of the Month". Donegal Live. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
4. "Roisin Flanagan sets new Irish 2 mile record". Highland Radio. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
5. "Roisin Flanagan will run at World Indoors in Glasgow". Highland Radio. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
6. Hill, Brian (8 August 2022). "Roisin Flanagan sets another NI record as Eilish McColgan claims 5,000m silver". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
7. "Sportswomen of the Month: Eilish and Roisin Flanagan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
8. "2023 Review of the Year: A record-breaking year for Irish athletes". Irish News. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
9. McNulty, Chris (11 February 2024). "Third for Mark English, new Irish record for Roisin Flanagan at Millrose Games". Donegal Live. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
10. "Women's 3000m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
11. "Tyrone's Róisín Flanagan added to Ireland's indoors Worlds team". Irish News. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
12. "Kelly and Akinola among winners at Irish Indoors". BBC Sport. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.