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'''Róisín Smyth''' (sometimes registered as '''Roisin Smyth''')) (born 26 October 1963)<ref name="cc facts"/><ref name="ARRS"/><ref name="all"/><ref name="EICH2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/files/eich/EICH2013-statistics.pdf#page=411 |page=412 |title=European Indoor Championships 2013 statistics |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]]}}</ref> is a [[middle-distance runner]] from [[County Londonderry]] in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14978874/the_guardian/ |first=John |last=Rodda |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 January 1986 |page=14 |title=England Debt to Lewis |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{free access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |deadurl=no |date=13 August 2008 |title=Derry's long lost Olympian |work=[[Derry Journal]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221401/http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/derry-s-long-lost-olympian-1-2128733 |accessdate=8 November 2017 |archivedate=15 May 2012 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/derry-s-long-lost-olympian-1-2128733}}</ref><ref name="sportsref">{{cite web |website=[[Sports Reference|sports-reference.com]] |title=Róisín Smyth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213155406/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roisin-smyth-1.html |accessdate=8 November 2017 |archivedate=13 December 2012 |deadurl=no |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roisin-smyth-1.html}}</ref><ref name="CNI">{{youtube|id=eweU5boag3c|title="NI Champions:Roisin Smyth"}}. [[Culture Northern Ireland]]. (18 April 2012) Retrieved 8 November 2017.</ref> She concentrated on [[Cross country running|cross-county]] and [[3,000 m]] on the track.<ref name="cc facts"/><ref name="all"/> She competed in the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]] heats at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]],<ref name="LA Official">{{cite report |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v2pt2.pdf |title=Official Report Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984 Volume 2 Competition and Summary and Results Part Two |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |page=262 |year=1984 |accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref> the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] as well as at six [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country championships]].<ref name="cc facts">{{Citation |publisher=[[IAAF]] |archivedate=27 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |via=Wayback Machine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2017 |page=41 |title=36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh 2008 - Facts & Figures - Great Britain & Northern Ireland At The International Cross Country & WORLD Cross Country Championships |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf}}</ref> She was [[Athletics Ireland|all-Ireland]] 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at [[1500 m]].<ref>{{cite web |archivedate=10 October 2004 |accessdate=8 November 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010041444/http://www.gbrathletics.com:80/nc/irl.htm |deadurl=no |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/irl.htm |title=Irish Republic Championships |website=GBRAthletics.com}}</ref>
'''Róisín Smyth''' (sometimes registered as '''Roisin Smyth''')) (born 26 October 1963)<ref name="cc facts"/><ref name="ARRS"/><ref name="all"/><ref name="EICH2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.european-athletics.org/files/eich/EICH2013-statistics.pdf#page=411 |page=412 |title=European Indoor Championships 2013 statistics |publisher=[[European Athletic Association]]}}</ref> is a [[middle-distance runner]] from [[County Londonderry]] in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14978874/the_guardian/ |first=John |last=Rodda |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 January 1986 |page=14 |title=England Debt to Lewis |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{free access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |deadurl=no |date=13 August 2008 |title=Derry's long lost Olympian |work=[[Derry Journal]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221401/http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/derry-s-long-lost-olympian-1-2128733 |accessdate=8 November 2017 |archivedate=15 May 2012 |url=http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/derry-s-long-lost-olympian-1-2128733}}</ref><ref name="sportsref">{{cite web |website=[[Sports Reference|sports-reference.com]] |title=Róisín Smyth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213155406/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roisin-smyth-1.html |accessdate=8 November 2017 |archivedate=13 December 2012 |deadurl=no |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roisin-smyth-1.html}}</ref><ref name="CNI">{{youtube|id=eweU5boag3c|title="NI Champions:Roisin Smyth"}}. [[Culture Northern Ireland]]. (18 April 2012) Retrieved 8 November 2017.</ref> She concentrated on [[Cross country running|cross-county]] and [[3,000 m]] on the track.<ref name="cc facts"/><ref name="all"/> She competed in the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]] heats at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]],<ref name="LA Official">{{cite report |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v2pt2.pdf |title=Official Report Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984 Volume 2 Competition and Summary and Results Part Two |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |page=262 |year=1984 |accessdate=8 November 2017}}</ref> the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] as well as at six [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country championships]].<ref name="cc facts">{{Citation |publisher=[[IAAF]] |archivedate=27 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |via=Wayback Machine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2017 |page=41 |title=36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh 2008 - Facts & Figures - Great Britain & Northern Ireland At The International Cross Country & WORLD Cross Country Championships |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf}}</ref> She was [[Athletics Ireland|all-Ireland]] 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at [[1500 m]].<ref>{{cite web |archivedate=10 October 2004 |accessdate=8 November 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010041444/http://www.gbrathletics.com:80/nc/irl.htm |deadurl=no |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/irl.htm |title=Irish Republic Championships |website=GBRAthletics.com}}</ref> Smyth competed in the World Cross Country Championships for both Northern Ireland and Ireland.


==International competitions==
==International competitions==

Revision as of 00:25, 9 November 2017

Róisín Smyth
Medal record
Women's athletics/
Cross Country
Representing  Ireland
Mallusk Crosscountry [1]
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Women's race
Gold medal – first place 1991 Women's race

Róisín Smyth (sometimes registered as Roisin Smyth)) (born 26 October 1963)[2][1][3][4] is a middle-distance runner from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.[5][6][7][8] She concentrated on cross-county and 3,000 m on the track.[2][3] She competed in the 3000 m heats at the 1984 Summer Olympics,[9] the 1991 World Championships as well as at six World Cross Country championships.[2] She was all-Ireland 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at 1500 m.[10] Smyth competed in the World Cross Country Championships for both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ireland or  Northern Ireland
1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Paris, France 101st[11] Senior women's race  Northern Ireland
17th[11] Women's team result  Northern Ireland
1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships East Rutherford, United States 22nd[12] Senior women's race  Ireland
4th[12] Women's team result  Ireland
Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States heat[9] 3,000 metres  Ireland
1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain[3] 7th[4] 1500 m  Ireland
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Auckland, New Zealand 112th[13] Senior women's race  Ireland
17th[13] Women's team result  Ireland
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 78th[14] Senior women's race  Ireland
15th[14] Women's team result  Ireland
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 68th[15] Senior women's race  Ireland
17th[15] Women's team result  Ireland
European Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow, UK[3] 5th[4] 3000 m  Ireland
European Athletics Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th[16][17] 3000 m  Ireland
1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 111th[18] Senior women's race  Ireland
19th[18] Women's team race  Ireland
World Championships Tokyo, Japan[3] heat[3][19] 3000 m  Ireland

Personal Life

Smyth is married to fellow world cross country athlete and director of Dublin City University's sports academy,[20] Enda Fitzpatrick.[21] They have two daughters, both of whom are accomplished athletes at national level.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Runner Profile - Roisin Smyth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Edinburgh 2008 - Facts & Figures - Great Britain & Northern Ireland At The International Cross Country & WORLD Cross Country Championships (PDF), IAAF, p. 41, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 8 November 2017 – via Wayback Machine {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Profil D'athlète - Roisin Smyth" [Athlete Profile - Roisin Smyth]. all-athletics.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c "European Indoor Championships 2013 statistics" (PDF). European Athletic Association. p. 412.
  5. ^ Rodda, John (4 January 1986). "England Debt to Lewis". The Guardian. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "Derry's long lost Olympian". Derry Journal. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Róisín Smyth". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b "NI Champions:Roisin Smyth" on YouTube. Culture Northern Ireland. (18 April 2012) Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. ^ a b Official Report Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984 Volume 2 Competition and Summary and Results Part Two (PDF) (Report). International Olympic Committee. 1984. p. 262. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Irish Republic Championships". GBRAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Zurich 2014 European Athletics Championships - Statistics Handbook (PDF) (Report). European Athletic Association. 2014. p. 457. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  17. ^ "XV Campeonatos De Europa De Atletismo" [XV European Athletics Championships] (in Spanish). Jeube. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017 – via Wayback Machine. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ a b Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Women 3000m World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor66. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Student Support and Development". Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  21. ^ Foley, Cliona (25 February 2013). "Cullen hits top form as Byrne left in wake". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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