Erin Friel
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
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Erin Friel (born 15 February 2008) is an Irish sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]Friel is from Newtown Cunningham, in County Donegal.[2][3] She was educated at Loreto Secondary School.[4]
Career
[edit]Friel is a member of Letterkenny Athletics Club.[5] Shortly after her 17th birthday, Friel set a new Donegal record of 24.82 seconds for the 200 metres to beat the previous record set by Mary McLoone in 2009, before finishing sixth in the 200m final at the 2025 Irish Indoor Athletics Championships.[6]
Friel won the Irish under-20 national title over 400 metres in July 2025.[7] She was a bronze medalist over 400 metres at the 2025 European Youth Olympics in Skopje, North Macedonia.[8] Later at the Games, she was a member of the Ireland girls medley relay team as they set a new Irish national under-18 record to finish in fourth place overall.[9] Friel competed for Ireland at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[10] Friel was named as a reserve for the senior Irish relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12]
Friel placed second to Molly Daly at the 2026 Irish U20 Indoor Championships over 400 metres.[13][14] Having ran an indoors personal best of 54.20 seconds for the 400 metres in 2026, she was named in the Irish team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, making her senior international debut in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay on 3 May.[15][16] In May, Friel won the senior girls' 400m title in 54.59 seconds at the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships.[17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Erin Friel". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Heaney, Tom (3 August 2025). "Newtowncunningham brimming with pride as Erin Friel is welcomed home". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Home celebration planned for Youth Olympics star Erin Friel". Donegal Daily. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ McNulty, Chris (8 June 2025). "Erin Friel grabs latest victory in Germany". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Letterkenny athlete Erin Friel selected for European Youth Olympic Festival". Donegal Daily. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ McNulty, Chris (22 Feb 2025). "Erin Friel sets new Donegal record en route to Irish indoor final". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Irish Outdoor U20 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "MEDAL ALERT: BRONZE MEDAL IN GIRLS 400 FOR ERIN FRIEL AT THE EYOF". Olympics.ie. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ McNulty, Chris (26 July 2025). "National U18 record sees Erin Friel and Ireland fourth in EYOF medley relay final". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Donegal's Erin Friel and Ethan Dewhirst bow out at European U20 Athletics Championships". Donegal Daily. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ireland name squad for World Championships in Tokyo". BBC Sport. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Bonnar, Daire (27 August 2025). "Finn Valley duo confirmed for World Championships, Erin Friel named as reserve". Donegal Live. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Spillane, Trevor (9 April 2026). "World stage beckons as Kilkenny athlete Molly Daly earns senior call-up from Athletics Ireland". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Irish U20 Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "IRISH TEAM SELECTED FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS IN BOTSWANA". Athletics.ie. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Arlene Crossan shines as Ireland secure World Championships place". Donegal Live. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Future stars shine as records tumble at Irish Schools Track and Field Championships". Irish Independent. 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
