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Gillian O'Sullivan
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Gillian O'Sullivan

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Killarney, Ireland
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Gillian O'Sullivan (born 21 August 1976 in Killarney) is an Irish race walker. She set the unofficial world record in the 5000m walk in Belfast, United Kingdom since 2002 however, the IAAF have refused to verify it. She won a silver medal at the world championship in 2003 over 20km. It was the first time since 1995 that an Irish athlete had won a World Championship medal. Six years later in Berlin at the World Championships Olive Loughnane won silver at the same event as O'Sullivan.

O'Sullivan was also the first Irish athlete to win a medal in the walk at an Athletics Championship.O'Sullivan was one of the main contenders for Ireland to win a medal in the Olympics in Athens in 2004 in the 20 km walk but suffered an injury just before the games that prevented her from taking part. O'Sullivan retired on April 19, 2007 after years of injuries.

She now works as a personal trainer and runs a series of health, fitness and motivation talks in Cork.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ireland
1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal22nd5000m24:19.38
1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland9th10 km50:19
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary23rd10 km48:24
1999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France72nd20 km1:42:20
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain32nd20 km1:40:33
2000European Race Walking CupEisenhüttenstadt, Germany14th20 km1:31:31
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia10th20 km1:33:10
2001European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia9th20 km1:31:13
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada20 kmDSQ
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th20 km1:28:46
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France2nd20 km1:27:34
2004World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany8th20 km1:28:01

She attended Lissivigeen N.S

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