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Hannah Irwin (born 23 June 1998) is a British long-distance runner. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games over 10,000m representing Northern Ireland. That year, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the 10,000m. In 2023, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the half marathon.

Early life

From Cambridge, Irwin studied English with Creative Writing at Surrey University, and writes poetry in her spare time. Irwin recovered from an anaemia diagnosis in 2017. In 2020 Irwin write about overcoming problems with disordered eating when she was younger.

Career

Irwin made her British debut in June 2022 at the European 10,000m Cup, where the British team came home with a bronze medal. Prior to that, Irwin had run a new personal best and set a new Northern Ireland record of 32:25.34 for the 10,000m competing at the Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill in May 2022. In June 2022 Irwin set a new 5000m personal best of 15:45.87 at the Woodside Stadium in Watford.

Irwin was selected as path of the Northern Ireland squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. However, she did not finish the 10,000m race at the event. She was later diagnosed with a metatarsal fracture which prevented her competing for several months.

In August 2023, she broke the Northern Irish national record for the half marathon, running 1:11:05 in County Antrim.

References

1. "Hannah Irwin". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
2. "Fast 10: Hannah Irwin". Fast Running. January 17, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
3. Irwin, Hannah (March 3, 2020). "This England runner opens up about her struggles with disordered eating". Runners World. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
4. Taylor, Mark (4 June 2022). "Cambridge & Coleridge AC ace Hannah Irwin makes dream debut for Great Britain at European 10,000m Cup". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
5. "Athletics alumni Hannah Irwin powers to Northern Ireland 10k record". TeamSurrey-SSP. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
6. "Hannah Irwin Selected for the European 10,000m Cup". Northern Ireland Athletics. 19 May 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
7. "Commonwealth Games trio Hannah Irwin, Megan Marrs and Kate O'Connor out to impress at Mary Peters Track". Belfast Telegraph. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
8. "Commonwealth Games: Birmingham selection to be announced after NI Championships". bbc sport. June 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
9. "Commonwealth Games 2022 Women's 10000m Results, McColgan wins gold with 30:48.60". Watch Athletics. August 3, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
10. Barden, Katy (June 18, 2023). "Hannah Irwin: how they train". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
11. "Irwin Smashes NI Half Marathon Record". Athleticsni.org. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

• 1998 births
• Living people
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Female athletes from Northern Ireland
• Alumni of the University of Surrey
• British female long-distance runners