Ava Hutchinson (born 30 March 1983) is an Irish long distance runner who won team gold for Ireland at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships in Budapest. Her gold-medal-winning teammates were Fionnuala Britton, Linda Byrne, Lizzie Lee, Sara Treacy and Sarah McCormack.
Biography
Hutchinson ran on the Butler cross country team from 2004 to 2006. She was the Horizon League Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2006. She ran for the track and field team from 2005 to 2007.[1]
Hutchinson qualified for the London 2012 under the Olympic A standard after posting a time of 2:35:33 at the 2012 Houston Marathon, setting a new personal best.[2][3] She is an Olympian after competing at London 2012 in the marathon.[4]
She has also twice competed in the World Cross Country championships.
References
- ^ "Former Butler Athletes Head To The Summer Olympics". Butler University. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Hutchinson Achieves Olympic Qualification at Houston Marathon". runireland.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Nagle, Conor (15 January 2012). "Ava Hutchinson is London-bound". The 42. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Ava Hutchinson". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
External links
- Ava Hutchinson at World Athletics
- Ava Hutchinson at Olympics.com
- Ava Hutchinson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- RTE Profile
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