Sophie Becker

Sophie Becker

Becker in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 28) Wexford, Ireland [1]
Education	Dublin City University (BSc)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 51.13 (Belfast, 2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Ireland European Championships 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay World Athletics Relays 2021 Chorzów 4×200 m relay

Sophie Becker (born 16 May 1997) is an Irish sprinter specialising in the 400 m.

She represented Ireland at the Olympic Games and World Championships and won a silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships with the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team, which set a new Irish national record. ^[2]

Early life and education

Becker is from Ballykelly in County Wexford where she competed in underage Gaelic football for Horeswood GAA. ^[3] She later attended St Mary's Secondary School in New Ross.

She graduated with a degree in genetics and cell biology from Dublin City University.

Career

She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships. ^[4] She took part in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[5]

She was part of the Irish women's relay team that qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. ^[6]

She ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships as part of the Irish 4×400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow. ^{[7] [8]} She ran as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. ^[9] She finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024. ^[10]

She was selected for the Ireland team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships to run the individual 400 metres and the relay. ^[11] The women's 4×400m relay team qualified fastest for the final, with the team before ultimately going on to win the silver medal in a national record time of 3:22.71. ^{[12] [13]} Later that month, she won the Irish Championships 400 metres title in Dublin. ^[14]

In July 2024, she qualified for the individual 400 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ^[15] She also competed in the women's and mixed 4×400m relay at the Games. ^{[16] [17]}

She was selected for the Irish relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025, ^[18] where they failed to make it to the finals. ^[19] She won the 400m at the 2025 Irish Athletics Championships. ^[20] She was selected to compete in the individual 400 metres as well as for the Irish relay team at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^{[21] [22]}

References

1. #154 - Sophie Becker, Sleep Eat Perform Repeat, 10 January 2022
2. "Sophie Becker – Racing Ahead with DCU". Shaping the Future. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
3. "Sophie on fast track to success". Irish Independent. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
4. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
5. "Athletics - Team Ireland | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
6. O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2023). "Ireland make women's 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
7. "Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". RTE. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
8. "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
9. "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
10. Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
11. Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
12. "Sharlene Mawdsley leads Ireland into 4x400m relay final". RTE. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
13. "Ireland win silver in women's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
14. Dennehy, Cathal (30 June 2024). "Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 100m record while taking National Championships title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
15. "Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann heading for Paris, Thomas Barr misses out". RTE. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
16. "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
17. "Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
18. "ATHLETICS IRELAND ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics Ireland. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
19. "Results Women's 4X400m Relay - World Ch. Qualifying Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics . 10 May 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
20. "Griggs third as Doyle wins Irish National title". BBC Sport. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
21. "ATHLETICS IRELAND ANNOUNCE FINAL SELECTIONS FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Ireland. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
22. Dennehy, Cathal (1 September 2025). "Irish athletes Efrem Gidey, Darragh McElhinney, Laura Nicholson and Sophie Becker get invites for World Championships". Imdependent.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

External links

• Sophie Becker at World Athletics
• Sophie Becker at Olympics.com
• Sophie Becker at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
• Sophie Becker at Olympedia