Sinéad Delahunty

Sinéad Delahunty

Personal information
Born	(1971-02-12) 12 February 1971 (age 53) County Kilkenny
Sport
Country	Ireland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500, 3000, 5000 metres, One mile

Sinéad Delahunty-Evans (born 12 February 1971 in Kilkenny^[1]) is a retired Irish middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres.^[2] She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships. As of June 2023^[update] she has resigned as the head coach of Cross Country/Track & Field at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ireland
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	18th (h)	1500 m	4:27.15
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	16th (h)	1500 m	4:12.20
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	3000 m	9:04.16
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	39th (h)	5000 m	16:18.81
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	14th (sf)	1500 m	4:12.52
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	15th	3000 m	9:19.93
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (sf)	1500 m	4:07.46
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	1500 m	4:15.38
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	4th	1500 m	4:15.87
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	25th (h)	1500 m	4:11.75

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 4:04.22 (Brussels 1998)
• One mile – 4:27.38 (Nice 1997)
• 3000 metres – 8:58 (Cambridge 1995)
• 5000 metres – 15:33.34 (Belgium 1995)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 4:11.06+^[4] (New York 2000)
• One mile – 4:30.41 (New York 2000)
• 3000 metres – 8:58.58 (Atlanta 1995)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Sinéad Delahunty at World Athletics
3. "Sinead Delahunty Evans". Brandeis Judges. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
4. En route to a longer distance.