Sinead Diver
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 February 1977 Belmullet, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
Sinead Diver (born 17 February 1977) is an Irish-born Australian long-distance runner.[1][2] She competed in the marathon event at both the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing[3] and the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.[4]
Diver moved to Australia in 2002.[1][5] She started running in 2010 after the birth of her eldest son.[1][5] In 2012, she won the Australian Half Marathon Championship.[1][6] Her debut marathon was the 2014 Melbourne Marathon, where she finished as the second-placed woman in a time of 2:34:15.[6] As of August 2017 her marathon personal best time is 2:31.37, run at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in March 2017.[1] This time makes Diver the 11th fastest Australian female marathoner of all time, and fastest Australian female aged 40+.[7][8] She is coached by Tim Crosbie and represents South Melbourne Athletics Club in local competition.[1]
Diver works as an IT consultant and has two children.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sinead Diver (Vic)". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 7 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "Sinead Diver". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Final results
- ↑ "MARATHON WOMEN - IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LONDON 2017". Retrieved 7 Aug 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Sinead Diver – from small-town Ireland to World Championship marathoner". Running Mums Australia. 2015. Retrieved 7 Aug 2017.
- 1 2 "Accidental Irish athlete selected to represent Australia". The Irish Times. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 7 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "Sinead Diver's amazing marathon run". Athletics Victoria. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 7 Aug 2017.
- ↑ "The fastest Australian 40+ woman ever – Runner’s Tribe Interview with Sinead Diver". Runners Tribe. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 7 Aug 2017.
External links
- Sinead Diver profile at IAAF