Irish long-distance runner
Rosemary Ryan (born 8 November 1975) is a retired Irish long-distance runner who was on the Ireland 2000 Summer Olympics team. Born in Limerick, she attended the University of Limerick between 1996 and 1998.[1] She competed for Ireland five times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1999 and 2006.[2]
Running career
Ryan competed for Boston University where she was an All-American.[3]
She competed at the 2000 Olympics in the 5000 metres where she finished in eighth place in her heat race.[1]
In 2001, she competed in the World University Games finishing fourth.[4]
In 2002, she won a team bronze medal at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships for the short race.[5]
In 2003, Ryan competed in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and won the Irish national half marathon title (a title she also won in 1999).[6]
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