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Rosemary Ryan

Rosemary Ryan

Irish long-distance runner

For the Australian artist, see Rosemary Ryan (artist).

Rosemary Ryan (born 8 November 1975) is a retired Irish long-distance runner who was on the Ireland 2000 Summer Olympics team. Born in Limerick, she attended the University of Limerick between 1996 and 1998.[1] She competed for Ireland five times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1999 and 2006.[2]

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Running career

Ryan competed for Boston University where she was an All-American.[3]

She competed at the 2000 Olympics in the 5000 metres where she finished in eighth place in her heat race.[1]

In 2001, she competed in the World University Games finishing fourth.[4]

In 2002, she won a team bronze medal at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships for the short race.[5]

In 2003, Ryan competed in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and won the Irish national half marathon title (a title she also won in 1999).[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Rosemary Ryan. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-01.
  2. [2]
    Rosemary Ryan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-01.
  3. [3]
    "Former Terrier Star Rosemary Ryan Named To Irish Olympic Team - GoTerriers.com - Official Home of Boston University Athletics". GoTerriers.com. 24 August 2000. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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    "Former Terrier Runner Rosemary Ryan Places Fourth at World University Games - GoTerriers.com - Official Home of Boston University Athletics". GoTerriers.com. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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    "ATHLETICS: THIRD WORLD; Ireland take cross country bronze thanks to super Sonia. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. [6]
    "National Road Champions for Irel". ARRS. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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