Róisín Smyth Explained

Róisín Smyth (also known as Roisin Smyth) (born 26 October 1963)[1] is a middle-distance runner from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.[2] [3] [4] [5] Her focus areas were cross-country and 3,000 m on the track. She competed in the 3000 m heats at the 1984 Summer Olympics,[6] the 1991 World Championships as well as at six World Cross Country championships. She was all-Ireland 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at 1500 m.[7] Smyth competed in the World Cross Country Championships for both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

International competitions

Representing or
1980IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsParis, France101st[8] Senior women's race
17thWomen's team result
1984IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Rutherford, United States22nd[9] Senior women's race
4thWomen's team result
Summer OlympicsLos Angeles, United Statesheat3,000 metres
1986European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain[10] 7th1500 m
1988IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand112th[11] Senior women's race
17thWomen's team result
1989IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway78th[12] Senior women's race
15thWomen's team result
1990IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsAix-les-Bains, France68th[13] Senior women's race
17thWomen's team result
European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, UK5th3000 m
European Athletics ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia13th[14] [15] 3000 m
1991IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsAntwerp, Belgium111th[16] Senior women's race
19thWomen's team race
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japanheat[17] 3000 m

Personal life

Smyth is married to Enda Fitzpatrick.[18] He is a fellow world cross country athlete and is the director of Dublin City University's sports academy.[18] [19] They have two daughters, both of whom are accomplished athletes at national level.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Indoor Championships 2013 statistics . 412 . European Athletic Association.
  2. News: England Debt to Lewis . John . Rodda . . 4 January 1986 . 14 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: live . 13 August 2008 . Derry's long lost Olympian . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221401/http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/derry-s-long-lost-olympian-1-2128733 . 8 November 2017 . 15 May 2012 .
  4. Web site: . Róisín Smyth . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213155406/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roisin-smyth-1.html . 8 November 2017 . 13 December 2012 . dead .
  5. . Culture Northern Ireland. (18 April 2012) Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. Official Report Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984 Volume 2 Competition and Summary and Results Part Two . . 262 . 1984 . 8 November 2017.
  7. Web site: 10 October 2004 . 8 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041010041444/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/irl.htm . live . Irish Republic Championships . GBRAthletics.com .
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110825/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1980S.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 8 November 2017 . IAAF World Cross Country Championships . Magnusson . Tomas . Athchamps.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110845/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1984S.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 8 November 2017 . IAAF World Cross Country Championships . Magnusson . Tomas . Athchamps.
  10. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20171108090306/http://www.all-athletics.com/fr/athlete/289583 . Profil D'athlète - Roisin Smyth . 8 November 2017 . 8 November 2017 . live . french . Athlete Profile - Roisin Smyth . all-athletics.com .
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110906/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1988S.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 8 November 2017 . IAAF World Cross Country Championships . Magnusson . Tomas . Athchamps.
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110911/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1989S.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 8 November 2017 . IAAF World Cross Country Championships . Magnusson . Tomas . Athchamps.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110916/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1990S.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 8 November 2017 . IAAF World Cross Country Championships . Magnusson . Tomas . Athchamps.
  14. Zurich 2014 European Athletics Championships - Statistics Handbook . 2014 . . 457 . 8 November 2017 .
  15. Web site: 8 November 2017 . dead . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209070429/http://www.telefonica.net/web2/jeube/ResCEur1990.htm . XV Campeonatos De Europa De Atletismo . 9 February 2012 . XV European Athletics Championships . . Jeube.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110921/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1991S.html . dead . 16 October 2007 . 8 November 2017 . IAAF World Cross Country Championships . Magnusson . Tomas . Athchamps.
  17. Web site: Women 3000m World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) . 24 August 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110824182236/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/world/1991/Women_3000m.html . 8 November 2017 . Todor66.
  18. News: Cullen hits top form as Byrne left in wake . Cliona . Foley . 25 February 2013 . . 8 November 2017.
  19. Web site: Student Support and Development . 8 November 2017 . . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713093811/https://www4.dcu.ie/students/az/sports-academy . 13 July 2014 .

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