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'''Katherine "Kate" O'Connor''' (born 12 December 2000)<ref name="auto"/> is an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Multi-sport event|multi-sport athlete]], active in the [[heptathlon]] and [[modern pentathlon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.talkofthetown.ie/kate-oconnor-regains-irish-indoor-pentathlon-record/|title=Kate O'Connor regains Irish indoor pentathlon record|date=January 29, 2019|website=Talk of the Town}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/national-sport/356357/dundalk-athlete-kate-o-connor-sets-new-irish-pentathlon-record-after-stunning-performance-in-sheffield.html|title=Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield|website=www.dundalkdemocrat.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dundalksport.ie/athletics-kate-starts-2019-with-a-bang-by-breaking-her-own-irish-pentathlon-record-b78e680d88ab|title=ATHLETICS | Kate starts 2019 with a bang by breaking her own Irish pentathlon record!|first=Gavin|last=McLaughlin|date=January 9, 2019|website=Medium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-heptathlete-ireland-record-break-multistars-italy-4610992-Apr2019/|title='I did not expect this': Newry 18-year-old smashes Irish senior heptathlon record in Italy|first=Aaron|last=Gallagher|website=The42}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| Nationality | Irish / Northern Irish | |||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 2000 Newry, Northern Ireland[1] | |||||||||||
| Home town | Dundalk | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | heptathlon, modern pentathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | Dundalk St Gerard’s | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael O’Connor | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Commonwealth finals | 2018 heptathlon, 8th place | |||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6093 pts modern pentathlon: 4214 pts (indoor)[2] | |||||||||||
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Katherine "Kate" O'Connor (born 12 December 2000)[2] is an Irish multi-sport athlete, active in the heptathlon and modern pentathlon.[3][4][5][6]
Career
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]
Personal life
O'Connor will begin a course of study at the University of Texas in 2019.[10]
References
- ^ "Kate O'Connor wins heptathlon silver at the European Under-20 Championships". July 19, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "European Athletics - Athlete: Kate O'Connor". european-athletics.
- ^ "Kate O'Connor regains Irish indoor pentathlon record". Talk of the Town. January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Dundalk athlete Kate O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record after stunning performance in Sheffield". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.
- ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (January 9, 2019). "ATHLETICS | Kate starts 2019 with a bang by breaking her own Irish pentathlon record!". Medium.
- ^ Gallagher, Aaron. "'I did not expect this': Newry 18-year-old smashes Irish senior heptathlon record in Italy". The42.
- ^ Brennan, Ian. "Historic Silver for Kate O'Connor in Heptathlon at Euro U20s". Buzz.ie.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Kate O'Connor first female heptathlete to medal for Ireland". The Irish Times.
- ^ "O'Connor wins brilliant heptathlon silver at Euro U20s". July 19, 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Browne, P. J. "18-Year-Old Kate O'Connor Breaks Irish Senior Heptathlon Record". Balls.ie.
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