Olive Loughnane

Olive Loughnane (born 14 January 1976) is an Irish race walker. She has competed in three Olympic Games (2000, 2004 and 2008). Loughnane has represented Ireland at five consecutive editions of the World Championships in Athletics and she won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships.^[1] Loughnane earned $30,000 in prize money from the IAAF for her silver medal. She failed to finish the walk at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.

Born in 1976 in Co Cork, the eldest of seven children. She moved to Carrabane, Co Galway with her family when she was a child only later to return to Cork where she is currently living with her husband and daughter.

She took a win on the 2011 World Race Walking circuit at the Dudinska Patdesiatka in March 2011.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Ireland
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	35th	20 km
2001	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	26th	20 km
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	13th	20 km
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	13th	20 km
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	12th	20 km
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	DNF	20 km
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	DSQ	20 km
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	17th	20 km
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	20 km
	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	6th	20 km
2009	European Race Walking Cup	Metz, France	4th	20 km
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	20 km
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	DNF	20 km

References

1. ^ "Loughnane takes a walk on silver side". Irish Times. 2009-08-17. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0817/1224252678684.html. Retrieved 2009-08-17. 
2. ^ Juck, Alfons (2011-03-27). Toth sets 50km road world lead 3:39:46. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-28.

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Name	Loughnane, Olive
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Short description	Irish race walking athlete
Date of birth	1976-01-14
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