Sophie Becker
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | Wexford, Ireland[1] | 16 May 1997
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.13 (Belfast, 2024) |
Sophie Becker (born 16 May 1997) is an Irish athlete.[2] She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[3] She took part in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
She was part of the Irish women's relay team that qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[5]
She ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[6][7] She ran as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] She finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[9] She was selected for the Irish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships to run the individual 400 metres and the relay.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ #154 - Sophie Becker, Sleep Eat Perform Repeat, 10 January 2022
- ^ "Sophie Becker – Racing Ahead with DCU". Shaping the Future. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Team Ireland | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2023). "Ireland make women's 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". RTE. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
External links[edit]
- Sophie Becker at World Athletics
- Sophie Becker at Olympics.com
- Sophie Becker at Olympedia
- Sophie Becker at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Irish female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Ireland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- People from Wexford, County Wexford
- 21st-century Irish women
- 21st-century Irish people
- Athletes from County Wexford
- Alumni of Dublin City University
- Irish athletics biography stubs