Róisín Smyth

Róisín Smyth (also known 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] Her focus areas were cross-country 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.

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

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

References
  1. "Runner Profile - Roisin Smyth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. 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
  3. "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.
  4. "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.icon of an open green padlock
  6. "Derry's long lost Olympian". Derry Journal. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "Róisín Smyth". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. "NI Champions:Roisin Smyth" on YouTube. Culture Northern Ireland. (18 April 2012) Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. 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.
  11. Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  13. Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  14. Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  15. Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  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.
  18. Magnusson, Tomas. "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". Athchamps. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  19. "Women 3000m World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor66. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  20. Foley, Cliona (25 February 2013). "Cullen hits top form as Byrne left in wake". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  21. "Student Support and Development". Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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