Kate O'Connor (athlete)
Katherine "Kate" O'Connor (born 12 December 2000)[2] is an Irish multi-sport athlete, active in the heptathlon and modern pentathlon.[3][4][5][6]
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| Nationality | Irish / Northern Irish | ||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 2000 Newry, Northern Ireland[1] | ||||||||||
| Home town | Dundalk | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | heptathlon, modern pentathlon | ||||||||||
| Club | Dundalk St Gerard’s | ||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael O’Connor | ||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
| Commonwealth finals | 2018 heptathlon, 8th place | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6093 pts modern pentathlon: 4214 pts (indoor)[2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
O'Connor competed for Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing eighth in the heptathlon.[7]
She won a silver in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden.[8][9]
Personal life
O'Connor will begin a course of study at the University of Texas in 2019.[10]
References
- "Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon silver at the European Under-20 Championships". July 19, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "European Athletics - Athlete: Kate O'Connor". european-athletics.
- "Kate O'Connor regains Irish indoor pentathlon record". Talk of the Town. January 29, 2019.
- "Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
- McLaughlin, Gavin (January 9, 2019). "ATHLETICS | Kate starts 2019 with a bang by breaking her own Irish pentathlon record!". Medium.
- Gallagher, Aaron. "'I did not expect this': Newry 18-year-old smashes Irish senior heptathlon record in Italy". The42.
- Brennan, Ian. "Historic Silver for Kate O'Connor in Heptathlon at Euro U20s". Buzz.ie.
- O'Riordan, Ian. "Kate O'Connor first female heptathlete to medal for Ireland". The Irish Times.
- "O'Connor wins brilliant heptathlon silver at Euro U20s". July 19, 2019 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Browne, P. J. "18-Year-Old Kate O'Connor Breaks Irish Senior Heptathlon Record". Balls.ie.
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