Brendan Boyce (born 15 October 1986) is an Irish race walker. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50k walk, coming 29th, and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics where he came 25th.[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 50k walk where he finished in the top twenty, bettering his performance of the previous Olympiad.[3] In 2021, he represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing 10th in the men's 50 kilometres walk.[4]
 Boyce (left) in Moscow (2013) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 1986 Milford, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | racewalking |
| Event(s) | 20 km walk 50 km walk |
| Club | Letterkenny Athletics Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 20km: 1:24:38 50km: 3:48:55[1] |
Competition record
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References
edit- ^ "Brendan Boyce". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Honours". IAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Brilliant Boyce delivers super performance to finish in World's Top 20". Donegal Daily. 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
edit- Brendan Boyce at World Athletics
- Brendan Boyce at Olympedia (archive)
- Brendan Boyce at Olympics.com
- Brendan Boyce at Olympic.org (archived)
- Brendan Boyce at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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