Breda Dennehy-Willis Explained

Breeda Dennehy Willis
Nationality:Irish
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:5000 metres
Birth Date:2 February 1970

Breda Dennehy-Willis (born 3 February 1970) is an Irish long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Her daughter, Roisin Willis, u20 World Champion 800 meters 1:59.13 Gold medal relay 4x400 meters, was an American-based high school athlete who qualified for the 2021 US Olympic trials in the 800m.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Breda Dennehy-Willis Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/breda-dennehy-willis-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Meet the Six High Schoolers Who Have Qualified to Run at the Olympic Trials. Taylor. Dutch. 10 June 2021. Runner's World.