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Tokyo , Japan - 14 September 2025; Fionnuala McCormack of Ireland after the women's marathon during day two of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Healy into final as McCormack secures marathon top 10

Fionnuala McCormack finished ninth in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

The French capital was the site for Fionnuala McCormack's fifth Olympics

Paris 2024: McCormack 28th as Hassan wins marathon gold

Five-time Olympian Fionnuala McCormack finished 28th in the women's marathon at Paris 2024 as the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan edged past Ethiopian world record holder Tigst Assefa to clinch gold by just three seconds.

Paris 2024 • 11 Aug 24

Nick Griggs impressed with a third-placed finish in the U20 race

McCormack finishes fourth as Griggs secures U20 bronze

Fionnuala McCormack and the Irish men's team just missed out on medals in Brussels, while prospect Nick Griggs secured a well-earned U-20 bronze in tricky conditions at the European Cross Country Championships.

Athletics • 10 Dec 23

McCormack has qualified for her fifth Olympics

Fionnuala McCormack qualifies for record fifth Olympics

Marathon runner Fionnuala McCormack has become the first Irishwoman to qualify for five Olympic games after running 2:26.19 at the Valencia Marathon.

Athletics • 05 Dec 23

Fionnuala McCormack in action on day five of the European Championships

Fionnuala McCormack seventh in women's marathon

Fionnuala McCormack has secured a seventh-placed finish in the women's marathon at the European Championships in Munich.

Athletics • 15 Aug 22

Lavin and McCormack shine on day one in Santry

Olympians Sarah Lavin and Fionnuala McCormack won the 100m hurdles and 5000m respectively on day one of the Irish Life Health National Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium in Santry.

Athletics • 25 Jun 22

Fionnuala McCormack ran a time of 2:34:09 in finishing 25th in the women's marathon

Tokyo 2020: Top-25 marathon finish for McCormack

Fionnuala McCormack marked her fourth Olympic Games with a 25th-place finish in the women's marathon while there was disappointment for Aoife Cooke, who failed to make it to the halfway stage.

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

Fionnuala McCormack

Fionnuala McCormack is the first Irish woman to qualify for five Olympic Games after running the automatic qualifying time six months after giving birth to her third child.

Athletics • 22 Jul 24

Cooke beat her previous personal best by almost four minutes

Aoife Cooke books Olympic Marathon place

Aoife Cooke will be Ireland's second contender in the Women's Marathon at the Tokyo Olympics after beating the qualifying standard at the Cheshire Elite Marathon.

Athletics • 25 Apr 21

Fionnuala McCormack is not a fan of the Nike Vaporfly shoes ruling

McCormack puts boot into Olympic shoe decision

Fionnuala McCormack regrets the decision of World Athletics to permit the use of the controversial Nike Vaporfly running shoes for the 2020 Olympics.

Athletics • 04 Feb 20

Ireland took silver in the Under-23 category

McCormack fourth in Lisbon but medal success for Irish

Fionnula McCormack had to settle for a fourth-placed finish at the European Cross Country Championships, however, Efrem Gidey and Stephanie Cotter secured individual bronze medals in the underage categories, while Ireland secured two silver medals in the team events.

Athletics • 08 Dec 19

Sunday will mark Fionnuala McCormack's 16th appearance at the European Cross Country Championships

Evergreen McCormack ready for latest medal assault

Greg Allen looks ahead to the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon where Fionnuala McCormack is once again the leading Irish medal hope.

Athletics • 07 Dec 19

Fionnuala McCormack will be part of the Irish line-up

McCormack and Mageean part of Irish cross country team

Two-time champion Fionnuala McCormack and recent World Championship 1500 metre finalist Ciara Mageean will spearhead the Irish women's senior team at the European Cross Country Championship.

Athletics • 25 Nov 19

Fionnuala McCormack (L) and her sister Una Britton

Sister act: Fionnuala and Una bag Cross Country medals

Fionnuala McCormack hailed "a great day for the family and the club" after she won and her sister Una was third in the 8km race at the Irish Life Health National Cross Country Championships in Abbotstown today.

Athletics • 24 Nov 19

McCormack fifth as Kosgei shatters world record

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei has set a new marathon world record time of two hours, 14 minutes and four seconds in Chicago, beating Paula Radcliffe's best which was set in April 2003, while Ireland's Fionnuala McCormack secured a place at Tokyo 2020 as she crossed the line in 2:26:47 to finish fifth.

Athletics • 13 Oct 19

McCormack produces PB in brilliant Boston Marathon run

Just six months after having a baby, Fionnuala McCormack came within touching distance of a place at Tokyo 2020.

Athletics • 15 Apr 19

McCormack shines on world stage in Aarhus

Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole) delivered a magnificent performance to finish 18th in the senior women's 10,000m race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.

Athletics • 10 Apr 19

McCormack leads Irish Cross Country team for Slovakia

Fionnuala McCormack will make a record-breaking 15th appearance at the European Cross Country Championships to be held in Slovakia next month.

Athletics • 27 Nov 17

Fionnuala McCormack in action in Edinburgh, where she has a great recent record

McCormack finishes second in Edinburgh

Ireland's Fionnuala McCormack finished second in a strong Great Edinburgh Cross Country 6k field on Saturday afternoon. The race was won by Turkey's Yasemin Can.

Athletics • 07 Jan 17

Fionnuala McCormack crosses the finish line first in Brussels

McCormack savours victory after Euro Cross blow

Fionnuala McCormack says she was happy to bounce back from her recent disappointment in Italy by taking victory in Brussels in a course she felt suited her better.

Athletics • 19 Dec 16

Fionnuala McCormack bounced back from her Sardinia disappointment

Fionnuala McCormack shows class to win in Brussels

Fionnuala McCormack bounced back in style from the disappointment of her fifth-placed finish in Sardinia at the European Cross Country Championships last Sunday as she stormed to victory in Brussels.

Athletics • 18 Dec 16

McCormack finished fifth at the cross country championship in Sardinia.

Fionnuala McCormack v Turkey? It's just not fair.

Fionnuala McCormack is understandably frustrated after again finishing behind African runners at the European Cross-Country Championships who have recently taken up Turkish citizenship, writes Greg Allen.

Athletics • 13 Dec 16

Fionnuala McCormack finished in fifth place in Chia

McCormack 'disappointed' with fifth-place finish

Fionnuala McCormack just missed out on another European medal after finishing fifth in the cross country championship in Sardinia.

Athletics • 11 Dec 16

Fionnuala McCormack fifth in Spain

Fionnuala McCormack finished an excellent fifth in a world class field at the Cross Internacional de Atapuerca in Burgos, Spain today.

Athletics • 13 Nov 16

Lizzie Lee, Fionnuala McCormack and Briege Connolly

McCormack reflects on 'best Olympics to date'

Fionnuala McCormack delivered a superb performance in the women's marathon as she set a new personal best time en route to a 20th-place finish.

Paris 2024 • 14 Aug 16