Róisín Smyth

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Róisín Smyth
Medal record
Women's athletics/
Cross Country
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Mallusk Crosscountry [1]
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Women's race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Women's race

Róisín Smyth (also known as Roisin Smyth) (born 26 October 1963) [2] [1] [3] [4] is a middle-distance runner from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. [5] [6] [7] [8] Her focus areas were cross-country and 3,000 m on the track. [2] [3] She competed in the 3000 m heats at the 1984 Summer Olympics, [9] the 1991 World Championships as well as at six World Cross Country championships. [2] She was all-Ireland 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at 1500 m. [10] Smyth competed in the World Cross Country Championships for both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland or Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Paris, France101st [11] Senior women's race Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
17th [11] Women's team result Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships East Rutherford, United States22nd [12] Senior women's race Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
4th [12] Women's team result Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United Statesheat [9] 3,000 metres Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain [3] 7th [4] 1500 m Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Auckland, New Zealand112th [13] Senior women's race Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
17th [13] Women's team result Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway78th [14] Senior women's race Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
15th [14] Women's team result Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France68th [15] Senior women's race Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
17th [15] Women's team result Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
European Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow, UK [3] 5th [4] 3000 m Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
European Athletics Championships Split, Yugoslavia13th [16] [17] 3000 m Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium111th [18] Senior women's race Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
19th [18] Women's team race Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
World Championships Tokyo, Japan [3] heat [3] [19] 3000 m Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland

Personal life

Smyth is married to Enda Fitzpatrick. [20] He is a fellow world cross country athlete and is the director of Dublin City University's sports academy. [20] [21] They have two daughters, both of whom are accomplished athletes at national level. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Runner Profile - Roisin Smyth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians . Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh 2008 - Facts & Figures - Great Britain & Northern Ireland At The International Cross Country & WORLD Cross Country Championships (PDF), IAAF, p. 41, archived from the original on 27 September 2013, retrieved 8 November 2017– via Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profil D'athlète - Roisin Smyth" [Athlete Profile - Roisin Smyth]. all-athletics.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "European Indoor Championships 2013 statistics" (PDF). European Athletic Association. p. 412.
  5. ↑ Rodda, John (4 January 1986). "England Debt to Lewis". The Guardian . p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  6. ↑ "Derry's long lost Olympian". Derry Journal . 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Róisín Smyth". sports-reference.com . Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 "NI Champions:Roisin Smyth" on YouTube. Culture Northern Ireland. (18 April 2012) Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 Official Report Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984 Volume 2 Competition and Summary and Results Part Two (PDF) (Report). International Olympic Committee. 1984. p. 262. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Irish Republic Championships". GBRAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  11. 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  13. 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  14. 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  15. 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  16. ↑ Zurich 2014 European Athletics Championships - Statistics Handbook (PDF) (Report). European Athletic Association. 2014. p. 457. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "XV Campeonatos De Europa De Atletismo" [XV European Athletics Championships] (in Spanish). Jeube. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017– via Wayback Machine.
  18. 1 2 Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Women 3000m World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor66. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  20. 1 2 Foley, Cliona (25 February 2013). "Cullen hits top form as Byrne left in wake". Irish Independent . Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Student Support and Development". Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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