Pauline Curley (athlete)

Pauline Curley
Personal information
Nationality  Ireland
Born (1969-03-10) 10 March 1969
Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Club Tullamore Harriers (IRL)

Pauline Curley (born 10 March 1969 in Birr) is an Irish marathon runner.[1] At age thirty-nine, she represented Ireland for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the women's marathon. She ran and finished the race in sixty-third place, with a time of 2:47:16.[2][3] She also achieved her personal best, when she placed ninth at the 2008 Fortis Marathon in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with a time of 2:39:05. On August 25, 2013 she ran Longford Marathon, Ireland with a time of 2:44:22.[4]

In October 2015 she was the fastest Irish woman in the Dublin marathon.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Pauline Curley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Foley, Cliona (18 August 2008). "Mixed emotions for Paula and Pauline after marathon effort". Independent Ireland. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Longford Marathon". Longford Marathon. Retrieved 2013-10-04.


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