Hannah Irwin (born 23 June 1998) is a British long-distance runner. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games over 10,000m representing Northern Ireland. That year, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the 10,000m. In 2023, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the half marathon.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Northern Ireland |
| Born | 23 June 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000m 9:11:98 (Watford, 2023) 5000m 15:40:47 (Manchester, 2023) 10,000m 32:25.34 (London, 2022) Half-marathon 1:11:05 (Larne, 2023) |
Early life
editFrom Cambridge, Irwin studied English with Creative Writing at Surrey University, and writes poetry in her spare time. Irwin recovered from an anaemia diagnosis in 2017.[2] In 2020 Irwin write about overcoming problems with disordered eating when she was younger.[3]
Career
editIrwin made her British debut in June 2022 at the European 10,000m Cup, where the British team came home with a bronze medal.[4] Prior to that, Irwin had run a new personal best and set a new Northern Ireland record of 32:25.34 for the 10,000m competing at the Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill in May 2022.[5][6] In June 2022 Irwin set a new 5000m personal best of 15:45.87 at the Woodside Stadium in Watford.[7]
Irwin was selected as path of the Northern Ireland squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[8] However, she did not finish the 10,000m race at the event.[9] She was later diagnosed with a metatarsal fracture which prevented her competing for several months.[10]
In August 2023, she broke the Northern Irish national record for the half marathon, running 1:11:05 in County Antrim.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Hannah Irwin". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Fast 10: Hannah Irwin". Fast Running. January 17, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Irwin, Hannah (March 3, 2020). "This England runner opens up about her struggles with disordered eating". Runners World. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Mark (4 June 2022). "Cambridge & Coleridge AC ace Hannah Irwin makes dream debut for Great Britain at European 10,000m Cup". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics alumni Hannah Irwin powers to Northern Ireland 10k record". TeamSurrey-SSP. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hannah Irwin Selected for the European 10,000m Cup". Northern Ireland Athletics. 19 May 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games trio Hannah Irwin, Megan Marrs and Kate O'Connor out to impress at Mary Peters Track". Belfast Telegraph. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Birmingham selection to be announced after NI Championships". bbc sport. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022 Women's 10000m Results, McColgan wins gold with 30:48.60". Watch Athletics. August 3, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Barden, Katy (June 18, 2023). "Hannah Irwin: how they train". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Irwin Smashes NI Half Marathon Record". Athleticsni.org. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.