David Kenny (athlete) explained

David Kenny
Nationality:	Irish
Birth Date:	10 January 1999
Sport:	Men's athletics
Event:	Racewalking
Coach:	Robert Heffernan

David Kenny (born 10 January 1999) is an Irish racewalking athlete. He represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk.

Career

Kenny represented Ireland at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 20 kilometres walk and finished in ninth place with a personal best time of 1:25:43.^[1] He again represented Ireland at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 20 kilometres walk and won a silver medal with a time of 1:25:50. This was Ireland's ninth medal at the European Athletics U23 Championships, and first-ever racewalking medal.^{[2] [3]}

Kenny is coached by former Olympic medal-winning race walker Robert Heffernan.^[4] He represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 20 kilometres walk and finished in 29th place.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Kenny . worldathletics.org . 5 August 2021.
2. Web site: Silver for Kenny at European Athletics U23 Championships . athleticsireland.ie . 9 July 2021 . 5 August 2021.
3. Web site: Kerryman David Kenny takes silver medal at European U-23 Championships . . Cathal . Dennehy . 9 July 2021 . 5 August 2021.
4. Web site: Kenny taking it all in his stride . . 25 April 2021 . 5 August 2021.
5. Web site: David Kenny . Tokyo 2020 . . 5 August 2021 . 5 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805115024/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1281490-kenny-david.htm . dead.
6. Web site: David Kenny impresses on Olympics debut in 20k walk . irishmirror.ie . Michael . Scully . 5 August 2021 . 5 August 2021.