Sophie Becker (born 16 May 1997) is an Irish athlete who competes as in the sprint events and mainly specialises in the 400 m.
.jpg) Becker in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1997 Wexford, Ireland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Dublin City University (BSc) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.13 (Belfast, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She has represented Ireland at the Olympic Games and World Championships, and won a silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships with the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team which set a new Irish national record.[2]
Early life and education
editBecker is from Ballykelly in County Wexford where she competed in underage gaelic football for Horeswood GAA.[3] She later attended St Mary's secondary school in New Ross.
She graduated with a degree in genetics and cell biology from Dublin City University.
Career
editShe competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She took part in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
She was part of the Irish women's relay team that qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[6]
She ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[7][8] She ran as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[10]
She was selected for the Ireland team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships to run the individual 400 metres and the relay.[11] The women's 4x400m relay team qualified fastest for the final, with the team before ultimately going on to win the silver medal in a national record time of 3:22.71.[12][13] Later that month, she won the Irish Championships 400 metres title in Dublin.[14] In July 2024, she qualified for the individual 400 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[15]
References
edit- ^ #154 - Sophie Becker, Sleep Eat Perform Repeat, 10 January 2022
- ^ "Sophie Becker – Racing Ahead with DCU". Shaping the Future. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Sophie on fast track to success". Irish Independent. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Team Ireland | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2023). "Ireland make women's 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". RTE. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley leads Ireland into 4x400m relay final". RTE. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Ireland win silver in women's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (30 June 2024). "Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 100m record while taking National Championships title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann heading for Paris, Thomas Barr misses out". RTE. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
External links
edit- Sophie Becker at World Athletics
- Sophie Becker at Olympics.com
- Sophie Becker at Olympedia
- Sophie Becker at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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