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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 …

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 …

Olympics • 07 Aug 21

Fionnuala McCormack

Fionnuala McCormack is heading into her fourth Olympic Games after making her bow in Beijing 2008.

Athletics • 20 Jul 21

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Olympics • 14 Aug 16

As it happened: Rio Olympics - Day 9

Michael Conlan is safely through for Ireland in boxing, while Justin Rose claims gold in golf, and Usain Bolt does the business in the 100m …

Olympics • 15 Aug 16

Fionnuala McCormack in action in Amsterdam

McCormack irate with nationality rules

Irish 10,000 metre runner Fionnuala McCormack says she is dismayed with the lax nature surrounding nationality rules that govern the sport after finishing fourth in …

Athletics • 07 Jul 16

David Gillick (L) chases home Brian Gregan and Craig Lynch at Morton Stadium on Sunday

David Gillick features in Ireland team

Former European indoor champion David Gillick has been named on the Ireland team for the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam next month.

Athletics • 27 Jun 16

Fionnuala McCormack crosses the finish line at the SPAR Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park

McCormack keeping Rio options open after 10k win

Fionnuala McCormack retained her 10k national title with a comfortable win in the SPAR Great Ireland Run at the Phoenix Park today and admitted she …

Athletics • 10 Apr 16