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Kevin Dooney

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Kevin Dooney
Personal information
Born (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 33)
Sport
CountryIreland
SportLong-distance running

Kevin Dooney (born 7 July 1993)[1] is an Irish long-distance runner.

He won the 2018 Irish Life Health National Senior Cross Country Championship [2]. He competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain.[3] He finished in 135th place.[3] In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[1][4] He finished in 105th place.[4].

His father Roy was an Irish cross country and marathon runner,[5] who finished second in the 1991 Chicago Marathon.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Kevin Dooney". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "'It takes a lot to say don't follow your dream, even if it's a mad one'". The Irish Times. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Men's Results" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "'It takes a lot to say don't follow your dream, even if it's a mad one'". The Irish Times. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. "Silva wins in, through a breeze". Chicago Tribune. 28 October 1991. p. 33. Retrieved 16 January 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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