Kate O'Connor (athlete)
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Nationality | Irish / Northern Irish | ||||||||
| Born | 12 December 2000 Newry, Northern Ireland[1] | ||||||||
| Home town | Dundalk | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Ireland | ||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||
| Event(s) | heptathlon, indoor pentathlon | ||||||||
| Club | Dundalk St Gerard’s | ||||||||
| Coached by | Michael O’Connor | ||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||
| Commonwealth finals | 2018 heptathlon, 8th place | ||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6093 pts Pentathlon: 4214 pts[2] | ||||||||
Medal record
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Katherine "Kate" 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
- ^ "Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon silver at the European Under-20 Championships". 19 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "European Athletics - Athlete: Kate O'Connor". european-athletics.
- ^ "Kate O'Connor regains Irish indoor pentathlon record". Talk of the Town. 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
- ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (9 January 2019). "ATHLETICS | Kate starts 2019 with a bang by breaking her own Irish pentathlon record!". Medium.
- ^ Gallagher, Aaron. "'I did not expect this': Newry 18-year-old smashes Irish senior heptathlon record in Italy". The42.
- ^ Brennan, Ian. "Historic Silver for Kate O'Connor in Heptathlon at Euro U20s". Buzz.ie.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (19 July 2019). "Kate O'Connor first female heptathlete to medal for Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "O'Connor wins brilliant heptathlon silver at Euro U20s". 19 July 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Browne, P. J. "18-Year-Old Kate O'Connor Breaks Irish Senior Heptathlon Record". Balls.ie.
External links
- Kate O'Connor on X
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