Kate O'Connor (athlete)

Kate O'Connor
Kate O'Connor in 2023
Personal information
NationalityIrish / Northern Irish
Born (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)
Newry, Northern Ireland[1]
Home townDundalk
Sport
Country Ireland
 Northern Ireland
SportTrack and field
Event(s)heptathlon, indoor pentathlon
ClubDundalk St Gerard's
Coached byMichael O'Connor
Achievements and titles
Commonwealth finals2018 heptathlon, 8th place
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6297 pts
Indoor pentathlon: 4396 pts[2]
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
European Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås Heptathlon
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Heptathlon

Katherine "Kate" O'Connor (born 12 December 2000)[2] is an Irish track and field athlete, who competes in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon for Northern Ireland and Ireland. O'Connor is the Irish and Northern Irish record holder for heptathlon with 6297 points, and indoor pentathlon with 4396 points.[3][4][5][6]

Aged 17, O'Connor competed for Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, finishing eighth in the heptathlon.[7]

She won a silver in the heptathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås, Sweden.[8][9]

O'Connor won the silver medal competing in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, her first senior medal, behind Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

She qualified for the heptathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, finishing in 13th place.

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's Heptathlon, placing 14th overall.

Personal life

O'Connor began studying at the University of Texas in 2019.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon silver at the European Under-20 Championships". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "World Athletics - Athlete: Kate O'Connor". World Athletics.
  3. ^ "Kate O'Connor regains Irish indoor pentathlon record". Talk of the Town. 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (9 January 2019). "ATHLETICS | Kate starts 2019 with a bang by breaking her own Irish pentathlon record!". Medium.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Aaron. "'I did not expect this': Newry 18-year-old smashes Irish senior heptathlon record in Italy". The42.
  7. ^ Brennan, Ian. "Historic Silver for Kate O'Connor in Heptathlon at Euro U20s". Buzz.ie.
  8. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (19 July 2019). "Kate O'Connor first female heptathlete to medal for Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ "O'Connor wins brilliant heptathlon silver at Euro U20s". RTE News. 19 July 2019.
  10. ^ Browne, P. J. "18-Year-Old Kate O'Connor Breaks Irish Senior Heptathlon Record". Balls.ie.


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