Sharlene Mawdsley
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| Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sharlene Mawdsley (born 10 August 1998) is an Irish athlete who specialises in the 400 meters and other sprint events.[1]
Early life[edit]
Mawdsley is from Newport, County Tipperary where she attended St. Mary's school.[2]
She is a graduate of sociology from the University of Limerick.[3][4]
Mawdsley started competing in athletics as a child. Early in her career, she competed primarily in the 200 m and also in the 100 m. She started focusing on the 400 m in 2019.
Career[edit]
2021[edit]
Mawdsley competed in the 400 m at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in March and did not advance past the heats.[5]
In May, at the 2021 World Relays, she helped the Irish team finish seventh in the mixed 4×400 m relay.
2022[edit]
Mawdsley competed at the 2022 World Championships in July, helping the Irish team finish eighth in the mixed 4×400 m relay.
In August, she competed at the 2022 European Championships. She did not advance past the heats in the 400 m. In the 4×400 m relay, she helped Ireland finish sixth.
2023[edit]
Mawdsley competed at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in March. In the 400 m, she advanced to the semifinals. She helped the Irish team finish fifth in the 4×400 m relay.
In August, she competed in the 2023 World Championships 400 m semifinals[6][7] and finals of both the women's and mixed 4×400 m relays, running six races in total over nine days.[8][9][10][11] She helped Ireland finish eighth in the mixed 4×400 relay and sixth in the 4×400 m relay.
2024[edit]
Mawdsley competed at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in March. In the 400 m, she initially advanced to the final on merit before being disqualified for obstruction in the semifinals.[12][13] She then helped the Irish team finish fifth in the 4×400 m relay.[14][15]
In May, at the 2024 World Relays, Mawdsley helped Ireland win the bronze medal in the mixed 4×400 m relay. It was her first major international medal.
Mawdsley competed at the 2024 European Championships in June. She helped the Irish team win the gold medal in the mixed 4×400 m relay. Running the final leg, she received the baton from teammate Thomas Barr in second place. Mawdsley then passed the leading Belgian Helena Ponette in the home stretch, crossing the line first in an Irish record time of 3:09.92 with the second-fastest female split of the night at 49.40.[16] Mawdsley finished eighth in the 400 m. In the 4×400 m relay, she helped Ireland win the silver medal.
Achievements[edit]
International competitions[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley". The Speed Project. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ admin. "All Ireland Schools: Mawdsley in record breaking form. Results added | Lindie Naughton". Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley Wins Gold Medal In Dramatic European Championships Final". www.tippfm.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Gill, Sarah (8 April 2024). "Women in Sport: Irish 400m sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley". IMAGE.ie. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships - Toruń (Poland) - 400m Women - Round 1 - Results Summary" (PDF). European-Athletics.com. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original (pdf) on 5 March 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Summary - 400 Metres Women - Round 1" (pdf). IAAF.org. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Summary - 400 Metres Women - Semi-finals" (pdf). IAAF.org. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "SUMMARY 4 x 400 Metres Relay Women - Round 1" (pdf). IAAF.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ @gregallenRTE (28 August 2023). "Have a look at this. As 400 metre hurdles world champ Femke Bol ran the fastest final leg of the women's 400m relay last night, the only other athlete faster on leg 4 than @sharlenem229 was 400 metres silver Natalia Kaczmarek. In her 6th race in 9 days, Sharlene clocked 49.60 😳" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "SUMMARY 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Qualification" (PDF). IAAF.org. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "RESULT 4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Final" (pdf). IAAF.org. 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Mawdsley advances to 400m semis, agony for Sarah Healy". RTÉ Sport. 1 March 2024.
- ^ Allen, Greg (1 March 2024). "Mawdsley disqualified from World Indoors 400m final". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ireland win gold in 4x400m mixed relay at European Athletics Championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Irish mixed relay team secure brilliant bronze". web.archive.org. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Irish mixed relay team secure brilliant bronze". web.archive.org. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Irish Women's 4 x 400m team win silver medal at European Championships in Rome". web.archive.org. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
External links[edit]
European Athletics Championships champions in mixed 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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