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Lauren Roy
Personal information
Born (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.19 (2026)
100m: 11.23 (2026)
200m: 22.83 (2026)

Lauren Roy (born 25 September 2000) is an Irish sprinter. She has represented Ireland at the World Athletics Championships and is the Northern Ireland record holder over 200 metres and second on the Irish all-time indoor list in the 200 metres and 60 metres.[1]

Biography

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Roy trained as a Fast Twitch AC athlete and was coached by Tim Thompson.[2] Roy travelled as a member of the Ireland relay pool at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships.[3] She won the Irish U-20 indoor title over 60 metres with a personal best of 7.42 seconds in February 2019.[4] She subsequently made her senior international debut as an 18-year-old at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the 60 metres, but did not progress past her preliminary heat.[5]

Roy competed for Ireland in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[6] In 2022, Roy left Queen’s University, Belfast to go on scholarship to the University of Texas at San Antonio in the United States.[7] She was a member of the Irish team which gained promotion to the second division of the European Athletics Team Championships in June 2023.[8]

Having transferred to Tarleton State University, Roy set a new Northern Ireland 200 m record, breaking the previous record of Amy Foster which had stood for 24 years, with a time of 23.27 seconds in Texas in 2025.[9] Additionally, on 25 April 2025 she ran a wind- assisted time of 22.85 seconds (+3.5) in Stephenville, Texas. She competed for Ireland at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia, placing fifth in the 200 metres in 23.32 seconds.[10]

Roy was a member of the Irish women's 4 x 100 metres relay team alongside Sarah Leahy, Ciara Neville and Sarah Lavin that broke the Irish national record with a time of 43.73 seconds at the 2025 London Athletics Meet.[11] That month, she was a semi-finalist over 200 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany.[12] Roy was runner-up to Neville in the 100 m, and third behind Sharlene Mawdsley and Lavin in the 200 m, at the 2025 Irish Athletics Championships.[13]

In January 2026, Roy ran a 60 metres personal best of 7.25 seconds at the Corky Classic in Lubbock.[14] On 24 January, she ran a 200 m indoor personal best of 22.89 in Texas, moving to second on the Irish all-time indoor list behind Rhasidat Adeleke, and also lowering her 60 m personal best to 7.23 seconds on the same day.[15][16][17] She later ran a new best of 7.19 seconds to move joint second on the Irish all-time list, and placed second over 60 metres at the WAC Indoor Championships, finishing behind Victoria Cameron and ahead of Prestina Ochonogor in a Tarleton-sweep of the podium, to help Tarleton win the women's team competition for the first time.[18][19]

Roy was selected to represent Ireland in the 60 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March 2026, and advanced to the semi-finals by one thousandth of a second after a fourth-place finish in her heat in 7.25 seconds.[20][21] In May, Roy ran a lifetime best of 22.83 (+2.0m), to also move to second on the Irish outdoor all-time list behind Adeleke and qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also lowered her 100 m personal best to 11.23 seconds.[22][23][24] However, because the NCAA Championships clashed with the NI & Ulster Senior Championships, she was then not selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[25] At the Irish Championships on 25 July, she placed second to Adeleke in the 200 metres.[26]

Personal life

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She was educated at Tarleton State University in Texas, United States.[27]

References

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  1. ↑ "Lauren Roy". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Roy Speeds to Record in Texas". Athleticsni.org. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Egan, Elizabeth (Mar 18, 2026). "Strong Irish team looking to build on recent successes at World Indoor Championships". Track Athletes. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Hill, Brian (4 February 2019). "Lisburn teen sprinter Lauren Roy qualifies for European Championships". Belfast Telwgraph. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (2 March 2019). "Disappointment for Irish sprinters as all three miss out at European Championships in Glasgow". Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Kissane, Sinead (8 June 2026). "'I fight for everything I want' – Irish sprinter Lauren Roy enjoying dream season". Independent.ie. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (22 June 2023). "Ireland do what was expected and earn promotion at European Team Championships as Sophie O'Sullivan stars". Independent.ie. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lisburn's Lauren Roy sets new Northern Ireland 200m record with scorching Texas time, ending a 24 year wait in 23.27 seconds". Local Women Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "IRELAND FINISH FIFTH AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Ireland. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Adeleke posts SB in 200m; Irish record for relay team". RTE. 19 Jul 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Lauren Roy, Sir Jonathan Sims each post top 20 finishes at 2025 World University Games". The Flash Today. July 24, 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Griggs third as Doyle wins Irish National title". BBC Sport. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Texas Tech Corky Classic". World Athletics. 16 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  15. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (24 Jan 2026). "Cian McPhillips powers to victory at Indoor Grand Prix in Boston". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  16. ↑ "Tarleton State Track and Field sets three school records and grabs four individual titles in pair of meets". tarletonsports.com. 24 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  17. ↑ "Sarah Lavin achieves 60m hurdles worlds standard in Paris". RTE. 25 Jan 2026. Retrieved 25 Jan 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tarleton State Women's Track and Field wins first WAC Indoor Championship in program history". The Flash Today. March 1, 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  19. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (10 March 2026). "Kate O'Connor and Mark English lead Irish team at World Indoor Championships in Poland". Independent.ie.
  20. ↑ "O'Connor headlines Ireland's World Athletics Indoor team". BBC Sport. 10 Mar 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  21. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (21 March 2026). "Agony for Ireland's Mark English at the World Indoor Championships after last lap despair". Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (31 May 2026). "Andrew Coscoran close to his best as he opens season at Rabat Diamond League". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Roy, Ndudi And O'Neill Lead Irish Charge To NCAA Championships After Regional Weekend". Run Republic. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Roy feels 'punished' by Commonwealth Games omission". BBC Sport. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  26. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (25 July 2026). "'It's been a rough year' — Rhasidat Adeleke delight with 200m national win and a European spot despite hamstring issues". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Tarleton State's Lauren Roy breaks Ireland National Record in Women's 4×100 Relay at London Diamond League". The Flash Today. July 20, 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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