Emily Maher

Emily Maher (born 2 May 1981 in Kilkenny) is a retired Irish athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.[2] She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2006 World Indoor Championships.

Emily Maher

Personal information
Born	(1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60m, 100 m, 200 m
Club	KHC

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ireland
1998	World Youth Games	Moscow, Russia	1st	100 m	11.93
			1st	200 m	24.16
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	20th (qf)	200 m	24.28
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	4th	100 m	11.72
			4th	200 m	23.70
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	7th	100 m	11.73
			6th	200 m	24.00
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	16th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.24
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	100 m	11.93
			6th	200 m	23.80
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	20th (h)	100 m	11.95
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	23rd (h)	60 m	7.60
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	11th (sf)	200 m	23.89
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	44.69
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.10
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	15th (sf)	60 m	7.37

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.58 (+2.0 m/s) (Bedford 2000)
• 200 metres – 23.34 (-0.6 m/s) (Dublin 2000)
• 400 metres – 53.61 (2000)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.36 (Belfast 2006)
• 200 metres – 24.00 (Belfast 2003)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emily Maher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. Emily Maher at World Athletics