Louise Shanahan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 26 January 1997 Cork, Ireland[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 metres |
Louise Shanahan (born 26 January 1997) is an Irish athlete.[2][3] She competed in the women's 800 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] Shanahan obtained a BSc degree in physics from the University College Cork (Cork, Ireland) in 2019.
Biography
When she was growing up, Shanahan's father, Ray, was her coach, until she moved to England.
From February 2021, she began to improve her performances in an attempt to take part in the delayed
World Student Games were cancelled.[6] She made the qualification for the Ireland Olympic team following results in Europe ahead of the Games.[6] At the beginning of 2021, she had targeted a place at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9][5]
Outside of sport, Shanahan graduated from the
References
- ^ "Louise Shanahan". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Louise Shanahan". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Louise Shanahan". RTE. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 3 Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Louise Shanahan: Achieving Her Olympic Dream Three Years Ahead Of Schedule". Her Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d ""I'm in the shape of my life": In Conversation with Olympic Athlete Louise Shanahan". Varsity. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Louise Shanahan (Athletics)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Women in Sport: Louise Shanahan running ahead of schedule towards Tokyo". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Louise Shanahan takes pride after achieving Games dream for Ireland". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "The athletes and scientists who participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". Archy Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "UCAPP Athlete, Louise Shanahan, selected for Tokyo Olympics". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
External links
- Louise Shanahan at World Athletics
- Louise Shanahan at Olympics.com
- Louise Shanahan at Olympedia
- Louise Shanahan at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
