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Róisín Smyth
Medal record
Women's athletics/
Cross Country
Representing  Ireland
Mallusk Crosscountry
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Women's race
Gold medal – first place 1991 Women's race

Róisín Smyth (also known as Roisin Smyth) (born 26 October 1963) is a middle-distance runner from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Her focus areas were cross-country and 3,000 m on the track. She competed in the 3000 m heats at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1991 World Championships as well as at six World Cross Country championships. She was all-Ireland 3000 m champion on three occasions, and once at 1500 m. Smyth competed in the World Cross Country Championships for both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ireland or  Northern Ireland
1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Paris, France 101st Senior women's race  Northern Ireland
17th Women's team result  Northern Ireland
1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships East Rutherford, United States 22nd Senior women's race  Ireland
4th Women's team result  Ireland
Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States heat 3,000 metres  Ireland
1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 7th 1500 m  Ireland
1988 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Auckland, New Zealand 112th Senior women's race  Ireland
17th Women's team result  Ireland
1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway 78th Senior women's race  Ireland
15th Women's team result  Ireland
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 68th Senior women's race  Ireland
17th Women's team result  Ireland
European Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow, UK 5th 3000 m  Ireland
European Athletics Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th 3000 m  Ireland
1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium 111th Senior women's race  Ireland
19th Women's team race  Ireland
World Championships Tokyo, Japan heat 3000 m  Ireland

Personal life

Smyth is married to Enda Fitzpatrick. He is a fellow world cross country athlete and is the director of Dublin City University's sports academy. They have two daughters, both of whom are accomplished athletes at national level.

References

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