Róisín Smyth

Róisín Smyth

Medal record
Women's athletics/ Cross Country
Representing  Ireland
Mallusk Crosscountry [1]
	1984	Women's race
	1991	Women's race

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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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.
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.