Rosemary Ryan

Rosemary Ryan (born 8 November 1975) is a retired Irish long-distance runner who was on the Ireland 2000 Summer Olympics team. Born in Limerick, she attended the University of Limerick between 1996 and 1998.[1] She competed for Ireland five times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in a period from 1999 to 2006.[2]

Rosemary Ryan
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
World Cross Country Championships
2002 Dublin Team
European Cross Country Championships
2003 Edinburgh Team

Running career

She competed for Boston University where she was an All-American.[3]

Ryan competed at 2000 Olympics in the 5000 metres where she finished in eighth place in her heat race.[1]

In 2001, she competed in the World University Games finishing fourth.[4]

In 2002, she won a team bronze medal at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships for the short race.[5]

In 2003, the competed in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and won the Irish national half marathon title (a title she also won in 1999).[6]

References
  1. Rosemary Ryan. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-01.
  2. Rosemary Ryan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-01.
  3. "Former Terrier Star Rosemary Ryan Named To Irish Olympic Team - GoTerriers.com - Official Home of Boston University Athletics". GoTerriers.com. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. "Former Terrier Runner Rosemary Ryan Places Fourth at World University Games - GoTerriers.com - Official Home of Boston University Athletics". GoTerriers.com. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. "ATHLETICS: THIRD WORLD; Ireland take cross country bronze thanks to super Sonia. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. "National Road Champions for Irel". ARRS. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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