Roisin McGettigan

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Roisin McGettigan (born 23 August 1980 in Wicklow, Ireland) is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence College in 2003. She competed in her first Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing. After finishing second in her qualifying heat in the 3000 m steeplechase, she finished 14th in the final.

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In 2014, McGettigan was retroactively awarded the bronze medal for the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1500 metres race. The winner of that race, Anna Alminova of Russia, had all her results since February 2009 cancelled due to irregularities in her biological passport. [1]

McGettigan and runner Lauren Fleshman co-created "Believe I Am", a company which brings sports psychology techniques used by pro athletes to women through apparel and training journals.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10th3000m steeplechase 10:46.66
2005 Universiade İzmir, Turkey6th3000 m st. 10:07.58
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco9th3000 m st.9:46.12
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia13th3000 m9:28.85
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany8th3000 m st.9:52.85
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan10th 3000 m st. final 9:39.80
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China14th 3000 m st. final 9:55.89
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy3rd1500 m 4:11.58

Personal bests

References

  1. "McGettigan to be awarded 2009 bronze". 2 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2019 via www.rte.ie.