Hannah Irwin
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Ireland
Born (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m 9:11:98 (Watford, 2023)
5000m 15:40:47 (Manchester, 2023)
10,000m 32:25.34 (London, 2022)
Half-marathon 1:11:05 (Larne, 2023)

Hannah Irwin (born 23 June 1998) is a British long-distance runner. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games over 10,000m representing Northern Ireland. That year, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the 10,000m. In 2023, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the half marathon.[1]

Early life

From Cambridge, Irwin studied English with Creative Writing at Surrey University, and writes poetry in her spare time. Irwin recovered from an anaemia diagnosis in 2017.[2] In 2020 Irwin write about overcoming problems with disordered eating when she was younger.[3]

Career

Irwin made her British debut in June 2022 at the European 10,000m Cup, where the British team came home with a bronze medal.[4] Prior to that, Irwin had ran a new personal best and set a new Northern Ireland record of 32:25.34 for the 10,000m competing at the Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill in May 2022.[5][6] In June 2022 Irwin set a new 5000m personal best of 15:45.87 at the Woodside Stadium in Watford.[7]

Irwin was selected as path of the Northern Ireland squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[8] However, she did not finish the 10,000m race at the event.[9] She was later diagnosed with a metatarsal fracture which prevented her competing for several months.[10]

In August 2023, she broke the Northern Irish national record for the half marathon, running 1:11:05 in County Antrim.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hannah Irwin". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Fast 10: Hannah Irwin". Fast Running. January 17, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ Irwin, Hannah (March 3, 2020). "This England runner opens up about her struggles with disordered eating". Runners World. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Mark (4 June 2022). "Cambridge & Coleridge AC ace Hannah Irwin makes dream debut for Great Britain at European 10,000m Cup". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Athletics alumni Hannah Irwin powers to Northern Ireland 10k record". TeamSurrey-SSP. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hannah Irwin Selected for the European 10,000m Cup". Northern Ireland Athletics. 19 May 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games trio Hannah Irwin, Megan Marrs and Kate O'Connor out to impress at Mary Peters Track". Belfast Telegraph. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Birmingham selection to be announced after NI Championships". bbc sport. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022 Women's 10000m Results, McColgan wins gold with 30:48.60". Watch Athletics. August 3, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ Barden, Katy (June 18, 2023). "Hannah Irwin: how they train". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Irwin Smashes NI Half Marathon Record". Athleticsni.org. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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