Róisín Smyth

Róisín Smyth (also known as Roisin Smyth) (born 26 October 1963)^[2][1][3][4] is a middle-distance runner from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.^[5][6][7][8] Her focus areas were cross-country and 3,000 m on the track.^[2][3] She competed in the 3000 m heats at the 1984 Summer Olympics,^[9] the 1991 World Championships as well as at six World Cross Country championships.^[2] She was all-Ireland 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at 1500 m.^[10] Smyth competed in the World Cross Country Championships for both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Róisín Smyth

Medal record
Women's athletics/ Cross Country
Representing  Ireland
Mallusk Crosscountry[1]
	1984	Women's race
	1991	Women's race

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ireland or  Northern Ireland
1980	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Paris, France	101st[11]	Senior women's race	Northern Ireland
			17th[11]	Women's team result	Northern Ireland
1984	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	East Rutherford, United States	22nd[12]	Senior women's race	Ireland
			4th[12]	Women's team result	Ireland
	Summer Olympics	Los Angeles, United States	heat[9]	3,000 metres	Ireland
1986	European Athletics Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain[3]	7th[4]	1500 m	Ireland
1988	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Auckland, New Zealand	112th[13]	Senior women's race	Ireland
			17th[13]	Women's team result	Ireland
1989	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Stavanger, Norway	78th[14]	Senior women's race	Ireland
			15th[14]	Women's team result	Ireland
1990	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Aix-les-Bains, France	68th[15]	Senior women's race	Ireland
			17th[15]	Women's team result	Ireland
	European Athletics Indoor Championships	Glasgow, UK[3]	5th[4]	3000 m	Ireland
	European Athletics Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	13th[16][17]	3000 m	Ireland
1991	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	Antwerp, Belgium	111th[18]	Senior women's race	Ireland
			19th[18]	Women's team race	Ireland
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan[3]	heat[3][19]	3000 m	Ireland

Personal life

Smyth is married to Enda Fitzpatrick.^[20] He is a fellow world cross country athlete and is the director of Dublin City University's sports academy.^[20][21] They have two daughters, both of whom are accomplished athletes at national level.^[8]