Kate O'Connor (athlete)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kate O'Connor
Personal information
NationalityIrish / Northern Irish
Born (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 21)
Newry, Northern Ireland[1]
Home townDundalk
Sport
Country Ireland
 Northern Ireland
SportTrack and field
Event(s)heptathlon, indoor pentathlon
ClubDundalk St Gerard’s
Coached byMichael O’Connor
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals2018 heptathlon, 8th place
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6093 pts
Pentathlon: 4214 pts[2]
Medal record
European Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås Heptathlon

Katherine O'Connor (born 12 December 2000)[2] is an Irish track and field athlete, who competes in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon.[3][4][5][6]

O'Connor competed for Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing eighth in the heptathlon.[7]

She won a silver in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden.[8][9]

Personal life[]

O'Connor will begin a course of study at the University of Texas in 2019.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon silver at the European Under-20 Championships". 19 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "European Athletics - Athlete: Kate O'Connor". european-athletics.
  3. ^ "Kate O'Connor regains Irish indoor pentathlon record". Talk of the Town. 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (9 January 2019). "ATHLETICS | Kate starts 2019 with a bang by breaking her own Irish pentathlon record!". Medium.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Aaron. "'I did not expect this': Newry 18-year-old smashes Irish senior heptathlon record in Italy". The42.
  7. ^ Brennan, Ian. "Historic Silver for Kate O'Connor in Heptathlon at Euro U20s". Buzz.ie.
  8. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (19 July 2019). "Kate O'Connor first female heptathlete to medal for Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ "O'Connor wins brilliant heptathlon silver at Euro U20s". 19 July 2019 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ Browne, P. J. "18-Year-Old Kate O'Connor Breaks Irish Senior Heptathlon Record". Balls.ie.

External links[]

Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Irish athletics and track and field is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""