Olive_Loughnane
Olive Loughnane
Irish race walking athlete and sports administrator
Olive Loughnane (born 14 January 1976) is an Irish retired racewalker. A four-times Olympian, she is the 2009 world gold medalist in the 20 km walk.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1976-01-14) 14 January 1976 (age 48) |
| Education | B.Comm., 1996 |
| Alma mater | University College Galway |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 20km Race Walk |
Medal record | |
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 is a graduate of University College Galway, having obtained a B.Comm. in 1996.[1]
Loughnane competed at four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012) and six consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics. She won a gold medal at the 2009 World Championships after the disqualification of the original gold medallist for a drug offence.[2] As of December 2016, Loughnane had not received the prize money.[3]
Loughnane failed to finish the walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. She had a win on the 2011 World Race Walking circuit at the Dudinska Patdesiatka in March 2011.[4]
Loughnane announced her retirement in February 2013.[5]
Achievements
Loughnane became a member of the Sport Ireland High Performance Committee after retiring from competitive sport in 2013, and subsequently became of a member of the board of Sport Ireland.
Loughnane currently lives in Coachford, Cork with her husband, Martin Corkery, and their three children. She currently works as a Statistician in the Central Statistics Office (CSO).[citation needed]
- "Sporting success". Cois Coiribe. Autumn 2016. p. 20.
- "Golden girl Olive Loughnane must wait for medal". RTÉ. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- Ellingworth, James (1 December 2016). "Clean athletes still waiting for prize money from dopers". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016.
- Juck, Alfons (2011-03-27). Toth sets 50km road world lead 3:39:46. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
- The Score (2013-02-12). ‘One of Ireland’s best’: Olive Loughnane retires from athletics Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today. The Score. Retrieved on 2013-02-12.
