Sophie O'Sullivan

Sophie O'Sullivan
Personal information
Born (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22)[1]
RelativeSonia O'Sullivan (mother)
Sport
CountryIreland
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Athletics U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Győr 800 m
European Athletics U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Espoo 1500 m

Sophie O'Sullivan (born 2001) is an Irish athlete.[2] She won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary.[3] O'Sullivan won 1500 metres gold at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[4] She represents the Washington Huskies at the University of Washington in NCAA track and field competitions.[5]

Life

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Sophie is the daughter of Irish World champion and Olympic Silver medallist Sonia O'Sullivan, and Nic Bideau.

Career

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2023

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At the University of Washington Preview Meet on 14 January at the Dempsey Arena in Seattle, O'Sullivan achieved personal bests over the mile (4.36.67, for 6th in her section, and sixth fastest time overall) and the 800 metres (2.05.87, for 1st in her section and 5th overall). She also ran a leg of the 4 X 400 metres relay, where UW finished 4th of 15 teams in 3.56.4.[6][7] At the University of Washington Invitational Meet on 28 January she ran 3000 m in 9.03.91, to finish second behind Emily Venters of Utah. O'Sullivan's time was 6th fastest in UW history. She also ran the anchor leg in the 4 by 400 relay, where her team finished 2nd in 3.45.21, behind San Diego State.[8][9]

On 3 February, as part of the University of Washington distance medley relay team, alongside Marlena Preigh, Carley Thomas, and Anna Gibson, she helped the Huskies to victory in the 2023 Bruce Lehane and Scarlet White Women's 4000 m distance medley relay at Boston University Track and Tennis Center, with a 1200 m time of 3.16.24. UW's time of 10:46.62 was a new NCCA record.[10][11] At the same meet, she finished 8th in the mile race in 4.39.35.[12] At the Huskey Classic in the Dempsey Arena on 11 February O'Sullivan took the lead in the top heat of the women's mile with 200-meters to go and held on to win, lowering her mile PR to 4:33.24, and tying for the No. 5 time in school history.[13] Shortly afterwards, she finished 19th fastest over 800 metres in 2.08.94.[14]

At the Stanford Invitational in Pao Alto, California, on 1 April, O'Sullivan finished 2nd overall in the 1500 metres in 4.17.46. She followed this up on 22 April, again in Pao Alto, CA, as she ran 1500 metres in a 4 X 1500 metres relay in which Washington placed third in 17.15.64.[15] At the Penn Relays on 29 April she helped UW to two top-three finishes, splitting 4:18 as the 4x1500m relay took third, and splitting 2:07 to help the 4x800m relay place second.[16]

On 28 May at the NCCA Preliminaries in Sacramento, CA, O'Sullivan won her 1500 heat in a new PB of 4.08.06 to qualify for the NCCA finals in Austin, Texas on 7–10 June. Her time was the fastest over the distance in University of Washington history, eighth on the Irish all-time list, and 11th on the NCCA all-time list.[17] On 8 June O'Sullivan was fastest qualifier in the 1500 m heats at the NCCA finals in Austin, Texas, running 4:09.58. She was unable to maintain this form in the final on 10 June, finishing 12th in 4.22.81. The race was won by Harvard's Maia Ramsden in 4.08.60.[18][19]

At the Irish national under 23 Championships in Tullamore, Co. Offaly on 2 July, O'Sullivan scored a double, striking gold at both 800 m (2.10.04)[20] and 1500 m (4.27.02).[21] On 22 June 2023, she won the Division 3 1500m in 4.27.96 to help Ireland win promotion at the European Athletics Team Championships Third Division in Kraków.[22][23]

On 16 July, O'Sullivan won the 1500 m at the European Under 23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. Her winning time was a new personal best of 4.07.18. She finished ahead of Ireland's Sarah Healy (4:07.36) and Britain's Shannon Flockhart (4:08.37).[24] In the Women's Senior 1500 m at the Irish National Track and Field Championships on 30 July, she (running in the colours of Ballymore-Cobh) was runner up in a time of 4.12.00, behind Sarah Healy (University College Dublin).[25]

On 4 August, O'Sullivan ran 2.37.08 for the 1000 m, the fastest time in US collegiate history, an Irish under-23 record, and the third fastest time by an Irish woman (behind Sonia O'Sullivan and Ciara Mageen), at the CITIUS Meeting, a World Continental Challenge event, at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern, Switzerland.[26] She finished fourth in a race won by Abbie Caldwell of Australia in 2.34.63.[27]

On 19 August, O'Sullivan competed in the heats of the Women's 1500 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. She improved her personal best to 4.02.15, finishing 8th in her heat, and just missing out on qualification for the next round.[28] Her time of 4.02.15 is quicker than the qualifying standard for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[29] O'Sullivan's time was fifth fastest by an Irish woman, with national record holder Ciara Mageen (3.55.87) ranked first.[30]

On 5 September, at the Palio Citta' Della Quercia in Rovereto, Italy, O'Sullivan finished second in the 3000 m in 8.44.72, behind Wubrist Aschal (Ethiopia). O'Sullivan's time broke the Irish under 23 record, and was the third fastest ever by an Irish woman, behind Mary Cullen (8:43.74i) and Sonia O'Sullivan (8:21.64).[31][32] On 8 September 2023, O'Sullivan achieved a personal best of 2.01.43 over 800 m at the Volksbank Trier Flutlichtmeeting in Moselstadion, Trier in Germany, finishing second behind Vivian Chetbet Kiprotich of Kenya.[33] This time was 12th fastest on the Irish all-time rankings, behind national record holder Ciara Mageen (1.59.27) in first.[34]

On 27 October, running on her home course at Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place, Washington in the 2023 PAC 12 cross-country championship, O'Sullivan finished in sixth position over a 6k course, and led the Washington Huskies to the team title.[35] Her time was 19.33.80.

On 18 November, O'Sullivan competed in the NCCA Division 1 Cross Country National championships at Panorama Farms near Charlottesville, Virginia. She finished in 56th position in 20.16 over a 6K course, and helped the Washington Huskies to finish in 8th position in the team race. Sophie went through 1000 meters in 21st position (2.27), 2000 m in 26th (6.20), 3000 m in 39th (9.50), 4000 m in 60th (13.19), and 5000 m in 65th (17.02), before rallying to 56th over the last kilometer. The winner was Parker Valby of Florida in 18.55, with 2022 champion Katelyn Tuohy of North Carolina State in 5th in 19.23. NC State won the team race.[36][37][38]

2024

On 28 January, O'Sullivan opened her indoor season with a third place finish in the mile at the University of Washington/Mile City event at the Dempsey Arena in Seattle. Her time was 4:35.63, two second outside her personal best.[39] On February 24, she finished sixth in the mile at the University of Washington's Ken Shanahan Last Chance meet in 4.38.98.[40]

On 10 May O'Sullivan opened her outdoor season by winning her heat over 1500 metres at the Pac 12 Track and Field Championships at Potts Field in Boulder, Colorado. She ran a time of 4.21.33. In the 1500 metres final on 12 May O'Sullivan finished seventh in 4.22.72, behind Washington team mate Chloe Forester, whose winning time was 4.16.33. O'Sullivan also ran the 5,000 metres, finishing in 18th position, in 17:30.40.[41][42]

At the NCCA West Regionals at John McDonnell Field, Fayetteville, Arkansas on 23 May, O'Sullivan placed second in heat 4 in the first round of the 1500 metres in a time of 4.20.35, thereby qualifying for the quarter finals.[43] On 25 May at the same meet, O'Sullivan finished second in heat one of the quarter finals in 4.09.61 behind Juliet Cherubet of Texas Tech (4.09.04) to qualify for the NCCA finals at Eugene, Oregeon on 5–8 June.[44]

In the NCCA semifinals in Eugene, Oregon on 6 June, O'Sullivan finished in fourth position in heat 1 of the 1500 metres, qualifying automatically for her second consecutive outdoor final in a season best of 4.08.04, the eight fastest time among 12 qualifiers.[45] In the final on 8 June O'Sullivan finished in 12th position, in a time of 4.13.39. The race was won by Harvard's Maia Ramsden in 4.06.62.[46]

On 16 June, at the Folksam GP Sollentuna in Sweden, O'Sullivan finished 10th in the 1500 metres in 4.22.93.[47]

On 29 June, at Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin, O'Sullivan won her heat at the National Senior Championships over 1500 m in 4.26.21[48] O'Sullivan won her first national senior title in the final on 30 June, running the same distance in 4.20.25, ahead of Carla Sweeney (4.21.13) and Madison Mooney (4.21.70).[49]

On 9 July, at the Cork City Sports at the Munster Technological College in Bishopstown, O'Sullivan ran a time of 9.08.66 to finish 12th in the 3000 metres.[50] On 12 July she ran a season's best of 4.05.77 over 1500 metres when she finished second behind Shannon Flockhart (4.04.98) at the Morton Games, at the Morton Stadium in Dublin.[51] On 14 July O'Sullivan ran a PB of 2.00.08 to finish fifth in the 800 metres at the Meeting Sport e Solidarietà Lignano at the Stadio G. Teghil, Lignano Sabbiadoro in Italy, behind Italy's Eloisa Coiro who won the race in 1.59.26.[52] O'Sullivan's time moved her to 4th on the Irish all time list.[53]

On 6 August O'Sullivan finished 7th in her 1500 m first round heat at the Paris Olympics in a personal best of 4.00.23, behind the winner, Gudaf Tesgaey of Ethiopa (3.58.84).[54] As only the first six qualified directly for the semi-finals, O'Sullivan ran in the repechage on 7 August. O'Sullivan's time was 8th fastest among all first round athletes.[55] O'Sullivan's time moved her to fourth on the Irish all time list, behind Ciara Mageean (3.55.87), Sarah Healy (3.5746) and Sonia O'Sullivan (3.58.85).[56] It was also inside the qualifying standard for next year's World Athletics Championship in Japan.[57] O'Sullivan's 4th place in the repechage on 7 August was not enough to gain a place in the semi-final. Her time was 4.03.07 in a race won by Ethiopia's Birke Haylom.[58]

On 19 October Sophie opened her 2024 cross-country season by finishing 42nd at the Wisconsin pre-nationals, covering the 6K course in 20.10.4, and averaging 5.24.6 per mile. Sophie finished fifth and final scorer on the second-placed Washington Huskies team.[59] On 1 November, at the Big Ten Cross-country Championships in Savoy, IL, O'Sullivan was again fifth scorer for the Huskies, as they finished runner up behind Oregon. She finished in 18th place, in 19.45, after passing 11 runners over the final kilometre. [60] At the NCCA West Regional Cross-country at Cofax, Washington on November 15, Sophie finished 33rd position in 20.27 over 6km and was fifth Huskie over the line, helping the team to take third place behind Oregon and Stanford. The Huskies expect to receive an at-large bid to compete in the NCCA finals on November 23rd.[61]

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