Linda Byrne

Linda Byrne
Personal information
Born (1986-05-13) 13 May 1986
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country  Ireland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon

Linda Byrne (born 13 May 1986) is an Irish long distance runner who won team gold for Ireland at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships in Budapest. Finishing eighth overall in the women's senior race, Byrne's gold-medal-winning team-mates were Fionnuala Britton, Ava Hutchinson, Lizzie Lee, Sara Treacy and Sarah McCormack.

She is an Olympian having competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's marathon.[1] She finished in 66th place with a time of 2:37:13.

References

  1. "Profile London 2012". London 2012 Official Site. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.


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