Róisín Harrison Explained

Róisín Harrison
Nationality:Irish
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres
Birth Date:10 October 1996
Pb:400 metres: 52.53 (Geneva, 2023

Róisín Harrison (born 10 October 1996) is an Irish track and field athlete.[1]

Career

Harrison runs for Emerald Athletics Club, in Limerick. She was part of an Irish 4x400m women's relay team that set a national record at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, in Belgrade in 2022.[2]

In June 2023, in Geneva she ran a personal best time of 52.53 seconds for the 400 metres.[3] That month Harrison was part of a triumphant mixed 4x400m team that won their Division Three race at the European Team Championships in Chorzow, helping Ireland to secure promotion to Division Two.[4]

She was part of the Irish women's relay team that qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[5]

She ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[6] [7]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the Irish team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Róisín Harrison. World Athletics. 27 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Limerick-based athlete helps Ireland break national relay record at World Indoors. Colm. Kinsella. Limerick Leader. 27 August 2023. 21 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Irish impress at home and abroad on busy weekend. athleticsireland. 27 August 2023. June 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: Ireland get the job done by clinching overall victory and promotion in European Team Championships in Poland. 27 August 2023. Irish News. 22 June 2023. Malcolm . McCausland.
  5. Web site: Ireland make women’s 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships. Irish Times. 27 August 2023. Ian. O'Riordan. 26 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. RTE. 20 February 2024. 21 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024. Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. 3 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Cathal. Dennehy. Independent.ie. Rhasidat Adeleke ‘really excited’ as Ireland name team for the upcoming World Relays in the Bahamas. 16 April 2024. 17 April 2024.

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