Catherina McKiernan
Catherina McKiernan (born November 30, 1969 in Cornafean , County Cavan ) is a former Irish long-distance runner .
She was once European champion (1994) and four times vice world champion (1992 to 1995) in cross-country skiing . At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , she finished eleventh in the 10,000-meter run in 32: 00.38 minutes . Then she concentrated on the marathon route and won the Berlin Marathon in 1997 (2:23:44 h) and the following year the London Marathon (2:26:26 h) and the Amsterdam Marathon (2:22:23 h) ). These three times are the best any Irish runner has ever achieved over this distance.
A back injury prevented her active participation in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , instead she acted as co-commentator for Radio Telefís Éireann .
In 2004 she retired from competitive sports and now works as a running consultant.
Web links
- Catherina McKiernan in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Web site Catherina McKiernan (English)
- Catherina McKiernan - World-Class Athlete ( Memento March 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), article on Cornafean Online
Footnotes
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | McKiernan, Catherina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cornafean , County Cavan |