McCORMACK Fionnuala

Ireland

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Sep 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Place of birth: WICKLOW

Birth Country:

Ireland

Place of residence : WICKLOW

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon	25

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	5000m	10,000m	3000m SC	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	-	-	20th (2:31:22)
2012	London, GBR	1R (15:12.97)	15th (31:46.71)	-	-
2008	Beijing, CHN	-	-	Heats (9:43.57)	-

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2011	Daegu, KOR	Heats (9:41.17)
2007	Osaka, JPN	12th (9:48.09)

World Cross Country Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
18	Individual Cross Country Long Distance	2019	Aarhus, DEN	37:59

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Marathon	2019/2020	Chicago, IL, USA	2:26:47
11	Marathon	2018/2019	Boston, MA, USA	2:30:38
20	Marathon	2016/2017	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:31:22

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Previous names:

Fionnuala Britton

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Health Studies, Sports Science - Dublin City University, Ireland

Family:

Husband Alan, daughter Isla [2018]

Languages spoken:

English, French, Gaelic

Club name:

Kilcoole AC [Wicklow, IRL]

Coach:

Alan McCormack [husband], IRL

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Alan competed in the 3000m at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Her younger sister Una Britton won silver alongside her in the team event at the 2019 European Cross-Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. (irishtimes.com, 16 Jan 2020; athleticsireland.ie, 18 Nov 2015; worldrunning.com, 18 Jun 2015; bbc.co.uk, 09 Dec 2012; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jul 2020)

Injuries:

She missed the majority of the 2013 track season because of a chest infection and fatigue. (the42.ie, 06 Apr 2014)

She missed the 2008 European Cross-Country Championships in Brussels, Belgium, because of injury. (jumping-the-gun.com, 07 Apr 2015)

Start:

She took up running at Kilcoole Athletic Club in Wicklow, Ireland. She competed in cross-country and long-distance track events until 2015, before turning her focus to the marathon. (breakingnews.ie, 09 Mar 2012; irishtimes.com, 20 Nov 2019)

Reason:

"When I first joined Kilcoole AC we were very much a running club rather than an athletics club. No track, no facilities, just a field of cows and runners, and I loved it." (jumping-the-gun.com, 07 Apr 2015; irishtimes.com, 20 Nov 2019)

Ambition:

To compete in the marathon at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (rishtimes.com, 20 Nov 2019; irishexaminer.com, 07 Dec 2019)

Hero:

Irish long-distance runner Sonia O'Sullivan. (the42.ie, 06 Apr 2014)

General Interest

General
MATERNITY BREAK AND RETURN
She took most of 2018 off to give birth to her daughter Isla. She resumed training a month later and returned to competition at the 2019 World Cross-Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, six months after giving birth. "I was lucky nothing was complicated with my pregnancy, so I got back into it as quickly as I could." (independent.ie, 01 Apr 2019; irishtimes.com, 20 Nov 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After she graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport science and health from Dublin City University in Ireland in 2007, she studied for a master's degree in exercise physiology at the same university between 2007 and 2009. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Milestones

She became the first athlete to retain the women's individual title at the European cross-country championships when she was victorious at the 2012 edition of the tournament in Budapest, Hungary. She also won the race in 2011 in Velenje, Slovenia. (rte.ie, 10 Dec 2012; breakingnews.ie, 09 Dec 2012; europeanirish.com, 12 Dec 2011; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jul 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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