Sean Hehir

Hehir in Berlin 2015

Sean Hehir (born January 27, 1985) is an Irish long-distance runner from Kilkishen in County Clare. He represents South Dublin athletics club Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. and is a primary school teacher by profession, having attended Froebel College of Education and Trinity College Dublin.

Hehir won the 2013 Dublin Marathon.[1] In the 2015 race, he was crowned the Irish national marathon champion for the second time after being the top Irish finisher of the race, four weeks after having competed in the Berlin Marathon where he finished in a time of 2:17.48.[2]

Sean won the 2016 Irish Inter-County Cross Country Championships in Tuam, County Galway. He was the Irish national half marathon champion in 2011 and the Irish Intermediate Cross Country champion in 2009.[3][4]

Sean finished in 20th position in the marathon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland in a time of 2:17.59.

References

  1. ↑ Cian Tracey (2014-05-15). "Sean Hehir desperate to defend Dublin Marathon crown". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. ↑ Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 17:02 Updated: Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 17:04 (2016-02-04). "Dublin Marathon: Seán Hehir takes national title to banish Berlin blues". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Sean Hehir and Shona Heaslip win cross country - RTÉ Sport". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Sean Hehir and Shona Heaslip race to Tuam senior victories". The Irish News. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

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