Sharlene Mawdsley (born 10 August 1998) is an Irish athlete who usually competes in the 400m and other sprint events.[1]
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
2021 edit
She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[2]
2023 edit
In August 2023, she competed in the World Athletics Championships 400 metres semi-finals,[3][4] and finals of both the women's and mixed 4 × 400 metres relays, running six races in total over nine days.[5][6][7][8]
2024 edit
In March 2024, she competed in the women's 400 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, initially getting through to the final on merit, before being disqualified for obstruction in the semis.[9][10]
She then ran as part of the Irish 4 × 400 m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[11][12]
In June 2024, Mawdsley won gold at the European Championships, running the final leg of the 4x400 mixed relay, receiving the baton from Thomas Barr in second place. Mawdsley ran down the leading Belgian Helena Ponnette in the home strait, crossing the line in the gold medal position in an Irish record time of 3:09.92, with the second fastest female split of the night at 49.40. Rhasidat Adeleke had passed Barr the baton in 1st place.[13]
Personal life edit
Mawdsley is from Newport, County Tipperary and is a graduate of sociology from the University of Limerick.[14][15]
References edit
- ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley". The Speed Project. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships - Toruń (Poland) - 400m Women - Round 1 - Results Summary" (PDF). European-Athletics.com. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 March 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Summary - 400 Metres Women - Round 1" (pdf). IAAF.org. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary - 400 Metres Women - Semi-finals" (pdf). IAAF.org. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "SUMMARY 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Round 1" (pdf). IAAF.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ @gregallenRTE (28 August 2023). "Have a look at this. As 400 metre hurdles world champ Femke Bol ran the fastest final leg of the women's 400m relay last night, the only other athlete faster on leg 4 than @sharlenem229 was 400 metres silver Natalia Kaczmarek. In her 6th race in 9 days, Sharlene clocked 49.60 😳" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "SUMMARY 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Qualification" (PDF). IAAF.org. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "RESULT 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Final" (pdf). IAAF.org. 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Mawdsley advances to 400m semis, agony for Sarah Healy". RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2024.
- ^ Allen, Greg (1 March 2024). "Mawdsley disqualified from World Indoors 400m final". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ireland win gold in 4x400m mixed relay at European Athletics Championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley Wins Gold Medal In Dramatic European Championships Final". www.tippfm.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Gill, Sarah (8 April 2024). "Women in Sport: Irish 400m sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley". IMAGE.ie. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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