SHANAHAN Louise

Ireland

Athletics

Date of Birth: 25 Jan 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Place of birth: CORK

Birth Country:

Ireland

Place of residence : CORK

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	800m
2014	Nanjing, CHN	6th (2:08.29)

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

Occupation:

Athlete, Researcher, Student

Education:

Physics - University College Cork, Ireland

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Leevale AC [IRL] / Cambridge University Hare and Hounds [GBR]

Coach:

Phil O'Dell [personal], GBR; Ray Shanahan [personal, father], IRL

Sporting relatives:

Her father Ray Shanahan competed in athletics at national level in Ireland, and won national indoor titles in 1500m in 1988 and 1989. (cambridgeindependent.co.uk, 03 Feb 2021)

Injuries:

In 2015 she fractured the navicular bone in her foot. (varsity.co.uk, 22 Jul 2021)

Start:

She took up the sport at age nine at Scoil Bhride Eglantine, her primary school in Cork, Ireland. (Athlete, 02 Aug 2021)

Reason:

She began athletics through school sports. (Athlete, 02 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

To compete in the 800m event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, to compete at the 2021 World University Games in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 08 Jul 2021; cambridgeindependent.co.uk, 03 Feb 2021)

Memorable:

Being selected to compete in the 800m event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 08 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Her father. (Athlete, 02 Aug 2021)

General Interest

General
FURTHER STUDIES
She spent a year studying at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States of America between 2017 and 2018 as part of her degree in physics from University College Cork in Ireland. In 2019 she began studying for a PhD in physics at the University of Cambridge in England. "I quite like having the two [physics and athletics] because if things in the lab are going badly, I can tell myself, 'I'm a runner and the running is going well and everything is fine'. And if running is going badly, I tell myself, 'Well, you're a quantum physicist so the running is just an extra'. With sport there are a lot of ups and a lot of downs and it's a rollercoaster, and having the two of them keeps me emotionally more stable and able to keep going." She also works as a PhD researcher in quantum physics at University of Cambridge. (cambridgeindependent.co.uk, 03 Feb 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021; Athlete, 02 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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