Eimear Maher
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| Born | 10 August 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:04.38 (Dublin, 2025) 1500m: 4:08.67 (Dublin, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Eimear Maher (born 10 August 2003) is an Irish middle-distance runner.[1]
Early life
Maher joined Dundrum South Dublin Athletics Club in 2015 at the age of eleven years-old. She attended Mount Anville Secondary School in Dublin. She was a winner at the Irish Schools Championships.[2][3][4]
Career
She competed for Ireland in the under-20 category at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships.[5] She won her age-group cross country title at the All-Ireland Schools Cross-Country in Santry in March 2020.[6] She was selected for the Irish U23 team at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels.[7]
In May 2025, she lowered her 1500 personal best to 4:14.87 at the Belfast Milers Meet.[8] She ran a new personal best for the 800 metres of 2:04.38 in Dublin in June 2025.[9] She ran a personal best for the 1500 metres at the Morton Games in Dublin, running 4:08.67 in July 2025.[10][11] Later that month, she won the bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Eimear Maher". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ McDonagh, Liz (16 June 2025). "Eimear Burns up the Track - Euro A Standard achieved!". dsdac.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Get to know - Eimear Maher - off to Euro clubs XC mixed relays in Portugal". dsdac.com. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Naughton, Lindie. "Lindie Naughton's Irish review of 2020". Fast Running. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (8 December 2023). "Record four medals for Ireland at European Cross Country". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (9 March 2020). "Morgan secures third All-Ireland in a row in 6,000m". Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (21 November 2023). "Fionnuala McCormack, 39, to head Irish women's team at her 18th European Cross Country Championships". Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Athletics: Davies dominates 800m in record-breaking style as Belfast Meet delivers". Belfastmedia.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Irish Milers Club-Crusaders". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Scorching hot times at Santry and Cork meets". Dunlin Gazette. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Williams, Perri (17 July 2025). "European u23 - What to expect from Irish Athletes". Runrepublic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (20 Jul 2025). "Forero eases to European U23 5000m gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.