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Kate O'Connor (athlete)

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Kate O'Connor
Katherine O'Connor in 2013
Personal information
NationalityIrish / Northern Irish
Born (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23)
Newry, Northern Ireland[1]
Home townDundalk
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)heptathlon, modern pentathlon
ClubDundalk St Gerard’s
Coached byMichael O’Connor
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals2018 heptathlon, 8th place
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6093 pts
modern pentathlon: 4214 pts (indoor)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
European Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås Heptathlon

Katherine "Kate" O'Connor (born 12 December 2000)[2] is an Irish multi-sport athlete, active in the heptathlon and modern pentathlon.[3][4][5][6]

Career

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". July 19, 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. January 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (January 9, 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. "Kate O'Connor first female heptathlete to medal for Ireland". The Irish Times.
  9. ^ "O'Connor wins brilliant heptathlon silver at Euro U20s". July 19, 2019 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ Browne, P. J. "18-Year-Old Kate O'Connor Breaks Irish Senior Heptathlon Record". Balls.ie.