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Irish race walking athlete and sports administrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olive Loughnane (born 14 January 1976) is an Irish retired racewalker. A four-times Olympian, she is the 2009 world gold medalist in the 20 km walk.
Personal information | |
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Born | 14 January 1976 |
Education | B.Comm., 1996 |
Alma mater | University College Galway |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Ireland |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 20km Race Walk |
Medal record |
Loughane was born in 1976 in County Cork, the eldest of seven children. She moved to Carrabane, County Galway, with her family when she was a child. She is a graduate of University College Galway, having obtained a B.Comm. in 1996.[1]
Loughnane competed at four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012) and six consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics. She won a gold medal at the 2009 World Championships after the disqualification of the original gold medallist for a drug offence.[2] As of December 2016, Loughnane had not received the prize money.[3]
Loughnane failed to finish the walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. She had a win on the 2011 World Race Walking circuit at the Dudinska Patdesiatka in March 2011.[4]
Loughnane announced her retirement in February 2013.[5]
Loughnane became a member of the Sport Ireland High Performance Committee after retiring from competitive sport in 2013, and subsequently became of a member of the board of Sport Ireland.
Loughnane currently lives in Coachford, Cork with her husband, Martin Corkery, and their three children. She currently works as a Statistician in the Central Statistics Office (CSO).[citation needed]
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