Olympic Athletes of Ireland

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Olympic Athletes of Ireland is written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1230542280 (ISBN 10) and 9781230542287 (ISBN 13).

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Sonia O'Sullivan, Derval O'Rourke, Eamonn Coghlan, Pat O'Callaghan, Alistair Cragg, David Gillick, Bob Tisdall, John Treacy, Thomas Chamney, Noel Carroll, Paul Hession, Dick Hooper, Danny McDaid, Catherina McKiernan, Victor Costello, Nick Sweeney, Olive Loughnane, Robert Heffernan, Terry McHugh, Marcus O'Sullivan, Ron Delany, James Nolan, Gillian O'Sullivan, Mark Carroll, Jamie Costin, Eileen O'Keeffe, Maeve Kyle, Roisin McGettigan, Pat Hooper, Niall Bruton, Frank O'Mara, Ray Flynn, Carey May Edge, Mark Mandy, Paul McKee, Gary Ryan, Jerry Kiernan, Deirdre Gallagher, Regina Joyce, Paddy Bermingham, John Lawlor, Joanne Cuddihy, Carlos O'Connell, Robert Daly, Marie Davenport, Eamonn Kinsella. Excerpt: Sonia O'Sullivan (born 28 November 1969) in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century. Her crowning achievement was a gold medal in the 5000 m at the 1995 World Athletics Championships. She won silver medals in the 5000 m at the 2000 Olympic Games and in the 1500 m at the 1993 World Championships. She has also won three European Championship gold medals and two World Cross-Country Championship gold medals. On 14 February 2007, the multi-medallist said she planned to hang up her spikes after the Great Ireland Run on 15 April, having said the previous year that she intended to run competitively until the 2012 Olympic Games in London. O'Sullivan later dismissed the rumours that she is retiring after the BUPA Great Ireland Run, adding that she would be retiring at the end of the 2007 season. She is known for her dramatic kick at the end of races, clocking 28 second final 200m splits in some of her races. Sonia O'Sullivan's...