Olive Loughnane
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Olive Loughnane (born 14 January 1976) is an Irish race walker. She has competed in 2 Olympics (Sydney and Athens)and was the first Irish female athlete to achieve the A standard for the Beijing Olympics.
Life Born in 1976 she is the eldest of seven children. She was born in Cork, moved to 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.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event | ||||||||
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| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 35th | 20 km | - | 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 13th | 20 km | ||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 13th | 20 km | ||||||||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 12th | 20 km | - | 2004 | 2004 Athens Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | DNF | 20 km
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