Ava Hutchinson Explained

Birth Date:	30 March 1983
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Marathon

Ava Hutchinson (born 30 March 1983) is an Irish long distance runner who won team gold for Ireland at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships in Budapest. Her gold-medal-winning teammates were Fionnuala Britton, Linda Byrne, Lizzie Lee, Sara Treacy and Sarah McCormack.

Biography

Hutchinson ran on the Butler cross country team from 2004 to 2006. She was the Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2006. She ran for the track and field team from 2005 to 2007.^[1]

Hutchinson qualified for the London 2012 under the Olympic A standard after posting a time of 2:35:33 at the 2012 Houston Marathon, setting a new personal best.^{[2] [3]} She is an Olympian after competing at London 2012 in the marathon.^[4]

She has also twice competed in the World Cross Country championships.

External links

• • • • RTE Profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Butler Athletes Head To The Summer Olympics. July 7, 2012. March 5, 2020. Butler University.
2. Web site: Hutchinson Achieves Olympic Qualification at Houston Marathon. January 20, 2012. March 5, 2020. runireland.com.
3. Web site: Ava Hutchinson is London-bound. January 15, 2012. March 5, 2020. The 42. Nagle. Conor.
4. Web site: Ava Hutchinson . London2012.com . . 31 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030154252/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/hutchinson-ava-1091788/ . 2012-10-30.