Draft:Anna Gardiner
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ireland |
| Born | 30 March 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle distance, Steeplechase, Cross-country |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:32.98 (Belfast, 2023) 3000m: 9:39.13 (Belfast, 2023) |
Anna Gardiner (born 30 March 2006) is an Irish runner. In 2023, she became All-Ireland U20 cross country champion aged 17 years-old.[1]
Career[edit]
2022[edit]
A member of East Down Athletics Club, Gardiner won the NI & Ulster U-18 Championship cross country title in Comber in November 2022.[2] She won a gold medal in the U-18 age category at the All-Ireland Cross Country Championships in Donegal. Subsequently Gardiner made her international debut at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin in the U20 race, despite being just 16 years-old.[3]
2023[edit]
In January 2023, she travelled to Belgium to take part in the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting as part of the Ireland U20 team finishing in sixth place.[4] In February 2023, she won the Ulster Schools title, and the following month claimed the All-Ireland schools title.[5]
She competed in the 3000m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago in August 2023.[6]
In November 2023, she claimed All-Ireland U18 and U20 titles at the 2023 Irish National Cross Country Championships in Gowran, Kilkenny.[7][8] She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels, in which she finished seventh in the U20 race.[9]
2024[edit]
In March 2024, Gardiner defended her senior girls’ national cross country title at Tymon Park in Tallaght.[10] Subsequently, she was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Serbia.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Gardiner attended Assumption Grammar School in Ballynahinch. [10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Anna Gardiner". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "East Down AC's Anna wins big". The Down Recoorder. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Anna's Italian job proves to be just perfect". The Down Recoorder. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Anna shines at meeting". The Down Recoorder. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Teenager Anna has world at her feet following weekend victories". The Down Recoorder. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "5 Athletes Named on NI Youth Commonwealth Games Team". Athleticsni.org. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "GARDINER TAKES ALL IRELAND U18 AND U20 TITLES". Mourne Observer. November 22, 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "NI & Ulster Athletes Excel at the Irish National & Even Cross Country Championships 2023". Athleticsni.org. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "4TH IN EUROPE FOR MCCORMACK AS GRIGGS LEADS IRELAND TO TEAM GOLD". Athleticsireland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b O'Riordan, Ian (10 March 2024). "Anna Gardiner follows in Mageean's footsteps with second schools cross-country title". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (11 March 2024). "Ireland name team of eight for World Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 March 2024.