Olive Loughnane
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| Women's athletics | ||
Competitor for  Ireland |
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| Silver | 2009 Berlin | 20 km walk |
Olive Loughnane (born 14 January 1976) is an Irish race walker. She has competed in three Olympic Games (2000, 2004 and 2008). Loughnane has represented Ireland at five consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics and she won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships.[1] Loughnane earned $30,000 in prize money from the IAAF for her silver medal. She failed to finish the walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
Loughane was born in 1976 in County Cork, the eldest of seven children. She moved to Carrabane, County Galway with her family when she was a child. She currently lives in Cork with her husband and daughter.
She took a win on the 2011 World Race Walking circuit at the Dudinska Patdesiatka in March 2011.[2]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing Ireland |
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| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 35th | 20 km |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 26th | 20 km |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th | 20 km | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th | 20 km |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 12th | 20 km |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | DNF | 20 km |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | DSQ | 20 km |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 17th | 20 km |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 7th | 20 km |
| World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 6th | 20 km | |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup | Metz, France | 4th | 20 km |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 20 km | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | DNF | 20 km |
[edit] References
- ^ "Loughnane takes a walk on silver side". Irish Times. 2009-08-17. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0817/1224252678684.html. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ Juck, Alfons (2011-03-27). Toth sets 50km road world lead 3:39:46. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
- IAAF profile for Olive Loughnane
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